Flashcards on Teaching Grammar: Methods and Approaches
Teaching Grammar: Effective Methods & Approaches for Students
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Language Teaching and Assessment
27 cards
Card 1
Question: What are two features of tasks that attempt to simulate real-life language use in assessment?
Answer: They introduce time constraints and unpredictability to mimic real-life conditions.
Card 2
Question: What is meant by a communicative purpose in language assessment tasks?
Answer: There should be a genuine need to interact; the task requires communication to achieve a goal.
Card 3
Question: Why should assessment tasks include built-in repetition?
Answer: So learners produce a high volume of the targeted forms, reinforcing practice and measurement.
Card 4
Question: How is grammar typically tested in discrete-item tests?
Answer: By testing individual components using tasks such as gap-fills or multiple-choice items.
Card 5
Question: What are practical advantages of discrete-item grammar tests?
Answer: They are relatively easy to design, set, and mark.
Card 6
Question: What is a performance test in language assessment?
Answer: A test that assesses language use in more realistic, communicative tasks (e.g., role-plays).
Card 7
Question: Give an example of a role-play performance test and the grammatical focus it might target.
Answer: Pairs interview each other about their last weekend — targeting use of past tense questions and forms.
Card 8
Question: List the six factors to consider when assessing the value of a language test.
Answer: Practicality, reliability, validity, face validity, backwash, and spin-off.
Card 9
Question: Define practicality in the context of language testing.
Answer: How feasible it is to administer, mark, and manage the test given available resources.
Card 10
Question: What does reliability mean for a language test?
Answer: The consistency and dependability of test results across administrations or markers.