scholarly journals AVALIAÇÃO FORMATIVA E ENSINO-APRENDIZAGEM DA ESCRITA EM FRANCÊS COMO LÍNGUA ESTRANGEIRA NO ENSINO BÁSICO | FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT AND WRITING TEACHING-LEARNING IN FRENCH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL

2017 ◽  
pp. 138
Author(s):  
Luciana De Oliveira Alves ◽  
Myriam Crestian Chaves da Cunha
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Formative Assessment ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Written Production ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Mutual Evaluation

<p class="xxmsonormal">Este artigo apresenta a avaliação formativa como dispositivo regulatório para o desenvolvimento da produção escrita em francês como língua estrangeira, no ensino básico. A partir da análise de um recorte de uma sequência didática envolvendo a produção escrita por aprendentes do 2º ano do Ensino Médio, procura-se verificar em que condições uma metodologia de ensino e aprendizagem ancorada em estratégias formativas, tais como a construção de critérios de avaliação (HADJI, 2011; DE KETELE, 2013) e a implicação do aprendente na avaliação mútua e na autoavaliação (ALLAL, 2004, 2007) pode levar os aprendentes a desenvolver competências avaliativas que os ajudem a ter um maior controle de sua produção escrita e a adquirirem uma visão mais crítica da própria escrita. </p><p class="xxmsonormal">Palavras-Chave: Ensino/aprendizagem de Francês como língua estrangeira; Avaliação formativa; Autorregulação; Produção escrita.</p><p class="xxmsonormal"><strong>Abstract:</strong> <em>This article presents the formative assessment as regulatory device to </em><em>the development of</em><em> </em><em>writing skills in French as a foreign language in the secondary school. Through the analysis of one of the phases of a didactic sequence involving </em><em>the </em><em>written production of learners </em><em>from</em><em> </em><em>the second year of high school, we aimed to verify under </em><em>which </em><em>conditions a teaching and learning methodology anchored in formative strategies, such as the construction of evaluation criteria </em><em>(HADJI, 2011; DE KETELE, 2013)</em><em> </em><em>and the learner's involvement in mutual evaluation and self-assessment </em><em>(ALLAL, 2004, 2007)</em><em> </em><em>may lead </em><em>students</em><em> </em><em>to develop evaluative skills </em><em>that can</em><em> help them </em><em>gain</em><em> greater control over their written production and develop a more critical view of their own </em><em>written production.</em></p><p class="xxmsonormal">Keywords: <em>Teaching/learning French as a foreign language; Formative assessment; Self-regulation; Written production.</em></p>

scholarly journals The Implementation of Formative Assessment in EFL Writing: A Case Study at a Secondary School in Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 126
Author(s):  
Annisa Nurhayati
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Formative Assessment ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
School Students ◽  
Efl Writing ◽  
Language Writing ◽  
Language Context

The formative assessment offers more informative aspects for the improvement in teaching and learning activity, unlike the summative assessment that teachers commonly apply. Therefore, the essence of learning is accomplished. Furthermore, the teachers can adjust the teaching to suit the students' needs through formative assessment. However, such research about formative assessment in English Foreign Language context is limited. This study intended to see the practice of formative assessment in the English Foreign Language writing class of the secondary school students and its impact on the teaching and learning activity. Thirty students and an English teacher participated in this research. In undergoing this case study, the researcher gathered the data from the questionnaire and interview, then analyze the data using inductive procedure analysis. The study revealed that students obtained more opportunity to share ideas with their peers. Therefore, it makes students more active in learning. Formative assessment also helps the students to improve writing in several aspects such as the grammatical aspect and the language use. Besides, students built up a positive attitude to writing and formative assessment as they can reflect from the discussion and feedback. This research will benefit teachers regarding conduct formative assessment in EFL writing and for other researchers to carry out the same research topic.    

scholarly journals Reconsidering the Assessment of Self-Regulated Learning in Foreign Language Courses

2014 ◽  
pp. 443-459
Author(s):  
Kristen Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Assessment Practices ◽  
Learner Engagement ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Regulated Learning ◽  
Language Courses ◽  
Foreign Language Courses

This paper addresses the issue of how to assess learners’ engagement with activities designed to develop self-regulatory learning strategies in the context of foreign language teaching and learning. The argument is that, if the aim of these activities is the development of learners’ self-regulation, then the assessment practices used must also reflect this orientation. The problem herein is that traditional assessment practices are typically normative in nature, endorsing understandings of intelligence as fixed and failure as unacceptable. Using such approaches to assess learner engagement with self-regulated learning activities will undermine efforts to promote learner development, and may demotivate learners. This paper will discuss these issues through a critical reflection on assessment practices used to evaluate EFL learners’ engagement with an assessable homework activity designed to develop their self-regulatory strategies. It is argued that learning-oriented assessment principles and practices are most suited to the evaluation of self-regulated learning in EFL. Potential issues related to the application of learning-oriented assessment in EFL contexts are also discussed.

scholarly journals Advantages of authentic assessment over traditional assessment while teaching English to university students majoring in non-linguistic subjects

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 287-293
Author(s):  
Irina Evgenyevna Abramova ◽  
Elena Petrovna Shishmolina ◽  
Anastasia Valeryevna Ananyina
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
University Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Peer Assessment ◽  
Authentic Assessment ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Self Assessment

The paper analyzes existing approaches to assessing the results of teaching foreign languages to the university students majoring in non-linguistic subjects with a special focus on the advantages of authentic assessment. The authors stress the state-level need to develop and implement effective assessment tools for ESL university teaching, and substantiate the effectiveness of authentic assessment for increasing students motivation to learn English. They identify advantages of authentic assessment, including a possibility to track individual students learning progress, to effectively use peer assessment and self-assessment, to focus on students performance indicators, to create a success effect, and to present actual teaching and learning results or personal development achievements in the form of presentations, projects and other tangible accomplishments. The paper describes a unified system of control, assessment and evaluation of ESL teaching and learning results, developed by Foreign Languages for Students of Humanities Department at Petrozavodsk State University (Russia) for modeling a foreign-language environment and enhancing students language socialization. The authors give a detailed account of establishing procedures for the assessment of speaking and writing skills, and analyze a didactic potential of a foreign language portfolio as one of authentic assessment tools. They come to the conclusion that peer assessment, self-assessment and other authentic assessment methods help to shift the focus from teaching to learning and create optimal conditions for student-centered education process.

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT INTO CHEMISTRY EDUCATION AT SECONDARY SCHOOL

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mária Babinčáková ◽  
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Mária Ganajová ◽  
Ivana Sotáková ◽  
Veronika Jurková ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Formative Assessment ◽  
Chemistry Education ◽  
Concept Map ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Experimental Group

The results of the implementation of formative assessment into chemistry education at secondary school for the topic “Mixtures” are presented here. Students (12-14 years old, N=202) were divided into two groups – control (N=97) and experimental (N=105). Teachers of experimental group implemented formative assessment tools into ten lessons (a predictive card, Frayer model, self-assessment card, T-card, concept map, and exit card). Control group teachers taught without formative assessment. The Mann-Whitney U test confirmed statistically significant results (p<.05). Keywords: formative assessment, secondary school, mixtures.

Teaching and learning L2 in the classroom: It's about time

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 422-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patsy M. Lightbown ◽  
Nina Spada
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
First Language ◽  
Instructional Time ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
School Settings ◽  
Intensive Instruction ◽  
Primary And Secondary School

AbstractOne of the challenges facing second and foreign language (L2) teachers and learners in primary and secondary school settings is the limited amount of time available. There is disagreement about how to meet this challenge. In this paper we argue against two ‘common sense’ recommendations for increasing instructional time – start as early as possible and use only the L2 (avoiding the use of the first language (L1)) in the classroom. We propose two better ways to increase the instructional time: provide periods of intensive instruction later in the curriculum and integrate the teaching of language and content. Studies in schools settings around the world have failed to find long-term advantages for an early start or exclusive use of the L2 in the classroom. Nevertheless, many language educators and policy makers continue to adopt these practices, basing their choice on their own intuitions and public opinion rather than on evidence from research.

scholarly journals L’ENSEIGNEMENT DU FRANÇAIS AU NIVEAU SUPERIEUR AU KENYA

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Milcah M. Chokah
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Global Village ◽  
University System ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Village People ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The University ◽  
Different Cultures

As technology transforms the world into a global village, people become more and more exposed to different cultures and opportunities. Opportunities for a better life, better education, better employment. Languages – especially foreign languages - have gained a special status in education systems. People want to learn other languages to be able to communicate and take advantage of what other countries have to offer. French as a foreign language was introduced into the Kenyan education system with noble objectives, the main one being to facilitate communication between Kenya and francophone members of the then African Union. In the late 1960s French was introduced into the university system and is today the most popular foreign language studied. Most institutions of higher learning in Kenya offer courses in French either as a main subject or as a support subject. However, the teaching/learning of this language has not been without challenges. The main objective of this paper was to examine the programmes offered, how they are organized and their relevance to the teaching/learning of French as a foreign language. It also investigated the challenges and the new approaches that could enhance the teaching and learning of French in institutions of higher learning

scholarly journals Multimedia technologies and online task-based foreign language teaching-learning

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Maria de Jesus Ferreira Nobre
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Digital Resources ◽  
French And English ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Task Oriented ◽  
Oral Skills

Teaching and learning a foreign language at a distance implies many challenges, namely regarding oral skills. At Universidade Aberta (the Portuguese Open University), and taking into account its virtual pedagogical model (Pereira, 2007) and the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (Alves, 2001), we suggest curricular paths which include online communicative practices, both oral and written, within the present pedagogical offer, following a student-centred, task-oriented approach. Thus, in this text, we share some examples of training activities in German, French and English, focusing on oral practice, and based on digital resources. These digital resources comprise multimedia materials, either produced by the teachers or the students, as well as other materials available on the web 2.0. Our teaching and research practice within the field of foreign languages and in e-learning, in particular, leads us to conclude that the multimedia resources used are suitable for the online teaching and learning of foreign languages (see third question of questionnaire), especially for professionally engaged adults, as is the case with Universidade Aberta’s students, providing them with real-life situations that foster the teaching-learning of languages in the virtual environment. We include responses to a questionnaire survey filled out by a group of students.Received: 09 May 2018Accepted: 28 May 2018Published online: 31 May 2018

scholarly journals Differentiated Learning in the Foreign Language Classes

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 463-468
Author(s):  
Georgeta Obilişteanu ◽  
Brânduşa-Oana Niculescu
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Differentiated Instruction ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Social Marginalization ◽  
Intellectual Performance ◽  
Complex Issue ◽  
Language Classes ◽  
Differentiated Learning ◽  
Teaching Learning

Abstract One of the tendencies manifested in the modernization of education is related to the flexibility of instruction aiming to ensure the development of the capacities and aptitudes of each student in accordance with his/her own possibilities and interests. The means of acquiring knowledge and of constantly and creatively applying it into practice should be made available to the students through the teaching-learning-evaluating process. Differentiated instruction can be identified neither with the strategies used, nor with a certain pattern of teaching. It goes beyond that, being a view of teaching and learning that starts from taking into consideration the students’ interests, needs and styles of learning. Teachers have to adapt the whole educational process to the diversity of individuals, avoiding social marginalization or exclusion. The pedagogy and psychology of education is confronted with the complex issue of differentiating and individualizing instruction, which is the indispensable assumption in ensuring each student’s success in achieving the highest possible intellectual performance. The teacher’s important role is that of designing tasks that correspond to the level of proficiency of the group of students he/she is working with.

scholarly journals Taking Stock and Looking Ahead: Drama Pedagogy as a Gateway to a Performative Teaching and Learning Culture

2013 ◽  
Vol VII (1) ◽  
pp. 5-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manfred Schewe
Keyword(s):  
Great Britain ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Language Teaching And Learning

This overview article initially focuses on early connections between dramatic art, teaching, learning, and living, followed by a brief account of how Great Britain took on a pioneering role with regard to the establishment of drama as a school subject, method and educational sub-discipline. It then focuses on how drama pedagogy in foreign language teaching and learning has developed as a specific field of research and practice since the 1970s, acknowledging the important contributions to the field made by scholars and practitioners from outside Great Britain. An overview of current practice in the field is given by presenting different (small-scale and large-scale) forms of staging language, literature and culture. The article concludes by proposing a model for a „Performative Fremdsprachendidaktik“ (Performative Foreign Languages Didactics) and by arguing that in the future “performative” be used as an umbrella term to describe forms of foreign language teaching and learning that derive from the performing arts.

scholarly journals impact of adopting of assessment for learning and adaptive learning system on students’ foreign language performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 221-228
Author(s):  
Alhassan Tijani Forgor
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Effective Teaching ◽  
Adaptive Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Assessment Feedback ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Effective Teaching And Learning ◽  
Frequent Assessment

Globalisation has made the learning of foreign language very important, however, to provide effective teaching and learning of foreign languages to achieve better performance (anticipated targets) is necessary to understand the factors influencing teaching, learning, and attainment of learning targets of students. Based on factors such as knowing of course content, knowing of assessment schedule, frequent assessment, feedback after assessment, the adoption of adaptive learning system, and individualized learning environment the paper examines their impact on effective teaching and learning as well as better performance of learners at RUDN University. Using sum of squares regression model, it was found that knowing of course content and frequent assessment positively influence effective teaching and learning, while frequent assessment, feedback after assessment, and an individualised learning environment promote better performance of students by helping attain anticipated targets during their foreign language course. This is instructive to stakeholders to take the necessary steps required to help enhance teaching, learning and performance of learners.        

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