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Evaluating Foreign Language Programs

Author : Diane W. Birckbichler
Publisher : Foreign Language Publications & Services
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Evaluating Foreign Language Programs written by Diane W. Birckbichler and published by Foreign Language Publications & Services. This book was released on 2006 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is designed as a practical handbook that provides guidelines for teams of evaluators investigating a department or language program or individual teachers or language program directors seeking to better understand the content and context of their programs or courses. Although the volume focuses on postsecondary foreign language programs, readers who teach at the secondary levels will be able to easily adapt the guidelines and procedures to their own contexts. The book is divided into three parts: (1) Framing the Evaluation; (2) Asking the Right Questions; and (3) Reporting for Change.

Literacy Assessment of Second Language Learners

Author : Sandra Rollins Hurley
Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Literacy Assessment of Second Language Learners written by Sandra Rollins Hurley and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 2001 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theoretical and practical information about assessment in the bilingual and English-language-learner classrooms.

Toward Useful Program Evaluation in College Foreign Language Education

Author : John Marvin Norris
Publisher : Natl Foreign Lg Resource Ctr
ISBN 13 : 0980045932
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (8 download)

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Book Synopsis Toward Useful Program Evaluation in College Foreign Language Education by : John Marvin Norris

Download or read book Toward Useful Program Evaluation in College Foreign Language Education written by John Marvin Norris and published by Natl Foreign Lg Resource Ctr. This book was released on 2009 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume reports on innovative, useful evaluation work conducted within U.S. college foreign language programs. Each case is reported by program-internal educators, who walk readers through critical steps, from identifying evaluation uses, users, and questions, to designing methods, interpreting findings, and taking actions.

Language Program Evaluation

Author : Brian K. Lynch
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521481910
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Language Program Evaluation written by Brian K. Lynch and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combines qualitative and quantitative approaches to second language program evaluation.

Building Better English Language Programs

Author : Martha Carswell Pennington
Publisher : Nafsa
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Building Better English Language Programs by : Martha Carswell Pennington

Download or read book Building Better English Language Programs written by Martha Carswell Pennington and published by Nafsa. This book was released on 1991 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays addresses the evaluation of college and university English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) programs, curricula, services, faculty, and administration. They include the following: "Developing Effective Evaluation Systems for Language Programs" (James D. Brown, Martha C. Pennington); "Self-Study and Self-Regulation for ESL Programs: Issues Arising from the Associational Approach" (Patricia Byrd, Janet Constantinides); "A Novel Approach to ESL Program Evaluation" (David E. Eskey, Richard Lacy, Cheryl A. Kraft); "Unifying Curriculum Process and Curriculum Outcomes: The Key to Excellence in Language Education" (Martha C. Pennington, James D. Brown); "Participatory Placement: A Case Study" (Louis J. Spaventa, Janis S. Williamson); "Evaluation of Culture Components in ESL Programs" (Christine Winskowski-Jackson); "Evaluation of Student Services in ESL Programs" (Geoffrey C. Middlebrook); "Creating and Operating a Statistical Database for Evaluation in an English Language Program" (Roger Ponder, Bill Powell); "Designing and Assessing the Efficacy of ESL Promotional Materials" (Frederick L. Jenks); "Procedures and Instruments for Faculty Evaluation in ESL" (Martha C. Pennington, Aileen L. Young); "Evaluating the ESL Program Director" (Robert P. Fox); "Administrative Evaluation in ESL Programs: How'm I Doin'?" (Barbara F. Matthies). Notes on contributors are included. (MSE)

Classroom-Based Evaluation in Second Language Education

Author : Fred Genesee
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521566819
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (215 download)

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Download or read book Classroom-Based Evaluation in Second Language Education written by Fred Genesee and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-08-13 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classroom-based Evaluation in Second Language Education has been written to help foreign and second language educators in planning and carrying out effective and comprehensive evaluations in their classrooms. The book emphasizes the value of classroom-based assessment as a tool for improving both teaching and learning. The presentation is non-technical and does not require a specialized background in psychometrics, statistics, or research. The suggested assessment procedures are useful for a broad range of proficiency levels, teaching situations, and instructional approaches. Preview questions and follow-up activities assist the reader in applying the material discussed in each chapter.

Evaluating Second Language Education

Author : J. Charles Alderson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521410673
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Evaluating Second Language Education written by J. Charles Alderson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1992-02-27 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Counter Responsibility for planning language teaching programs now carries with it a strong element of accountability. Evaluation of the whole process of course design, development, and implementation is therefore a necessary area of activity for course designers, language planners, and researchers. This book brings together accounts of recent work in this increasingly important field and will be a valuable resource both for those already engaged in evaluation and for those in training. Part One presents a review of the literature, covering past developments in the wider field of educational evaluation, as well as specifically in second language education. Part Two contains a series of eight original case-studies, written by scholars involved in evaluations in widely divergent settings. The focus in each case is on how the evaluator addresses the difficulties central to each study, and the findings are also included. The final Part Three provides practical guidance for evaluators, offering suggestions about how to set up and carry out evaluations in any given setting."--Publisher's website.

Evaluating Second Language Courses

Author : Dale Griffee
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1681235951
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (812 download)

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Download or read book Evaluating Second Language Courses written by Dale Griffee and published by IAP. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Typically, books on evaluation in the second and foreign language field deal with large programs and often result from large?scale studies done by the authors. The challenge for ordinary second and foreign language classroom teachers is that they must extrapolate techniques or strategies for evaluation from a very large scale to a much smaller scale, that of the course. At the same time, classroom teachers are responsible for outcomes of their courses and need to do evaluation on a scale and for needs of their choosing. Evaluating Second Language Courses is designed for classroom teachers who are dealing with a single course, and who wish to understand and improve some aspect of their course.

Program Evaluation in Language Education

Author : R. Kiely
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230511228
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Program Evaluation in Language Education written by R. Kiely and published by Springer. This book was released on 2005-07-26 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors describe evaluation as a way of understanding and developing language programs: the thematic and background section sets out the decision-making, quality management, and learning functions of evaluation. Case studies illustrate the diversity of evaluation contexts, functions and approaches, documenting the ways in which evaluation processes and outcomes inform and facilitate program development, and contribute to explaining how language and teacher education programs constitute opportunities for learning. The ways in which evaluation practice can be researched and developed to maximize policy, institutional and program effectiveness is included, and a comprehensive set of resources for those commissioning, undertaking or researching language program evaluations concludes the text.

Assessment in the Second Language Writing Classroom

Author : Deborah Crusan
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472034197
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book Assessment in the Second Language Writing Classroom written by Deborah Crusan and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assessment in the Second Language Writing Classroom is a teacher and prospective teacher-friendly book, uncomplicated by the language of statistics. The book is for those who teach and assess second language writing in several different contexts: the IEP, the developmental writing classroom, and the sheltered composition classroom. In addition, teachers who experience a mixed population or teach cross-cultural composition will find the book a valuable resource. Other books have thoroughly covered the theoretical aspects of writing assessment, but none have focused as heavily as this book does on pragmatic classroom aspects of writing assessment. Further, no book to date has included an in-depth examination of the machine scoring of writing and its effects on second language writers. Crusan not only makes a compelling case for becoming knowledgeable about L2 writing assessment but offers the means to do so. Her highly accessible, thought-provoking presentation of the conceptual and practical dimensions of writing assessment, both for the classroom and on a larger scale, promises to engage readers who have previously found the technical detail of other works on assessment off-putting, as well as those who have had no previous exposure to the study of assessment at all.

Evaluation of Second Language Programs

Author : H. P. Edwards
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Evaluation of Second Language Programs written by H. P. Edwards and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Revisiting the Assessment of Second Language Abilities: From Theory to Practice

Author : Sahbi Hidri
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319628844
Total Pages : 493 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (196 download)

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Download or read book Revisiting the Assessment of Second Language Abilities: From Theory to Practice written by Sahbi Hidri and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-01-12 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an overview of revisiting the assessment of language abilities. It also showcases how the measurement of such constructs can result in negative or positive washback and how outcomes might be conducive to repercussions that decide on the future of many stakeholders. The 23 chapters were selected among tens of chapters received from different contexts that addressed the issue of revisiting the assessment of language abilities, such as Tunisia, Ukraine, Algeria, Russia, KSA, Sudan, Egypt, Canada, Kurdistan, UK, USA, Iran, Turkey, etc. These contexts have highlighted the necessity to revisit the different constructs which should be assessed with a clear and straightforward foundation on students’ learning objectives and their actual language ability. To do so, most of the chapters present hands-on use of relevant statistical tests that might serve in revisiting the construct definition both theoretically and operationally. Perhaps the sole and intricate question that the authors of these contributions ask is what it means to revisit the assessment of the construct of individualized language ability and how. In addition, the book accentuates the momentousness and significance of reflecting on test fairness and validation as the mainspring and backbone for democratization of assessment. This book appeals to a broad readership, such as English Language Teaching (ELT) practitioners, language teachers, students, testing organizations, policy-makers, test designers, writers of test specifications, testing experts, researchers, program evaluators, especially in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) as well as other international contexts.

Second Language Testing for Student Evaluation and Classroom Research

Author : Greta Gorsuch
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 164113013X
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Second Language Testing for Student Evaluation and Classroom Research written by Greta Gorsuch and published by IAP. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Second Language Testing for Student Evaluation and Classroom Research and its accompanying Student Workbook are introductory?level resources for classroom teachers of all levels of experience, and early?career graduate students in applied linguistics, TESOL, and second/foreign language teaching programs. The book gives a balance between practice and theory for student evaluation, and also aims for readers to use testing to connect to classroom research and to their own teaching. Indeed, Second Language Testing for Student Evaluation and Classroom Research aims at self?discovery and empowerment for readers, even as second language testing as a field undergoes major shifts in scope and areas of concern. Second Language Testing offer a strong basis for readers who wish to analyze and improve their own classroom tests, and for readers who wish to evaluate standardized tests they are required to use, or are thinking of using. We work with the general idea, “OK, now that I know test X has these strengths and weaknesses, what do I do?” Or, “Alright here are students’ scores, now how do I use them in my teaching?” At the same time our book provides more in?depth treatments of key testing topics for those readers who want to know “Why?” and “How?” “Why these terms?” “Why this or that analysis?” “Why does it work?” “How does it work?” “What do these numbers mean?” “How do I use them and how do I explain them to my students, my colleagues, my supervisors?” Second Language Testing for Student Evaluation and Classroom Research includes five Appendices for those readers whose interests continue into more advanced areas. Our information and observations on issues such as rater training (Appendix B) are current and discerning, and our Reference section and Glossary would be valued by any advanced testing practitioner or researcher. Second Language Testing is useful to readers at varied levels of engagement, at their choice.

Teacher Evaluation in Second Language Education

Author : Amanda Howard
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472511611
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (725 download)

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Download or read book Teacher Evaluation in Second Language Education written by Amanda Howard and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Effective language learning depends on effective instruction. In order to investigate whether or not this is taking place, teachers' classroom pedagogical practices, both in-service and pre-service, are frequently monitored by means of observation and feedback. However, research indicates that although this process has potential value for teacher learning and development, there are also a number of attendant problems and it is therefore important that practitioners share their experience with others in the field in order to expand the existing knowledge base. This volume investigates participant experiences, looking beyond the materials used and examining the way in which language teachers are evaluated and supported throughout their careers. Particular attention is given to the practices and frameworks involved, outlining key approaches and discussing tools for investigation and collaboration. The book highlights the importance of the use of talk to foster reflection and teacher learning, the value of learning from experienced others and the importance of giving voice to all those involved in the process of development and evaluation.

Second Language Acquisition and Task-Based Language Teaching

Author : Mike Long
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118882210
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (188 download)

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Download or read book Second Language Acquisition and Task-Based Language Teaching written by Mike Long and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-07-31 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers an in-depth explanation of Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) and the methods necessary to implement it in the language classroom successfully. Combines a survey of theory and research in instructed second language acquisition (ISLA) with insights from language teaching and the philosophy of education Details best practice for TBLT programs, including discussion of learner needs and means analysis; syllabus design; materials writing; choice of methodological principles and pedagogic procedures; criterion-referenced, task-based performance assessment; and program evaluation Written by an esteemed scholar of second language acquisition with over 30 years of research and classroom experience Considers diffusion of innovation in education and the potential impact of TBLT on foreign and second language learning

The Foundations of Dual Language Instruction

Author : Judith Lessow-Hurley
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book The Foundations of Dual Language Instruction written by Judith Lessow-Hurley and published by Longman Publishing Group. This book was released on 1996 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Foundations of Dual Language Instruction, Fourth Edition is a practical text that examines the basic social, political, historical, and educational foundations of education for second language learners."--BOOK JACKET.

A Guide to Useful Evaluation of Language Programs

Author : John McE. Davis
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
ISBN 13 : 1626165785
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (261 download)

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Book Synopsis A Guide to Useful Evaluation of Language Programs by : John McE. Davis

Download or read book A Guide to Useful Evaluation of Language Programs written by John McE. Davis and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2018-03-01 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Departments and language programs often are asked to evaluate the efficacy of their own programs and make curricular decisions on the basis of evidence. This guide, designed to help language educators meet the needs of program evaluation and assessment often requested by their institutions, provides step-by-step advice to help language educators conduct evaluation and assessment and to show how it can lead to meaningful programmatic decisions and change. With discussions about evaluation planning, advice for selecting data-collection tools, explanations for data analysis, examples based on actual evaluations, and more, this book provides everything you need to complete a successful language program evaluation that will give educators useful data on which to base curricular decisions. This short book is practical and timely and will find an audience in instructors of all languages and all levels.