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ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSE.ppt EVALUATION PG VNU In ESP, evaluation requirements are brought sharply into focus by the fact that the ESP course normally has specified objectives. ESP is accountable teaching. ESP learners and sponsors are investors in ESP course and they want to see a return on their investment of time or money. The value of ESP lie in satisfying nees. Evaluation helps to assess how well the need that have created the demand for a course are being served. ESP is concerned with the ability to perform particular communicative task, therefore, this kind of evaluation in ESP course is more important than in other language courses. The results may enable sponsors, teachers and learners to decide whether and how much language tuition is required. In ESP, there are 3 basic types of learner assessment: Placement test Achievement test Proficiency test
ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSE CHAP 12: EVALUATION EVALUATION IN ESP In ESP, evaluation requirements are brought sharply into focus by the fact that the ESP course normally has specified objectives ESP is accountable teaching ESP learners and sponsors are investors in ESP course and they want to see a return on their investment of time or money The value of ESP lie in satisfying nees Evaluation helps to assess how well the need that have created the demand for a course are being served EVALUATION LEARNER ASSESSMENT COURSE EVALUATION LEARNER ASSESSMENT • ESP is concerned with the ability to perform particular communicative task, therefore, this kind of evaluation in ESP course is more important than in other language courses • The results may enable sponsors, teachers and learners to decide whether and how much language tuition is required • In ESP, there are basic types of learner assessment: » Placement test » Achievement test » Proficiency test PLACEMENT TEST Placement test is to determine the learners’ state of knowledge before the ESP course begins Placement test is to determine where to place the learners in ESP course which is most suited to their needs Placement test should show what the learners lack and what potential for learning can be exploited in the ESP course ACHIEVEMENT TEST Achievement test is to test how well the learner is keeping up with the syllabus and can be administered anytime throught the course Achievement test should reflect the nature and content of the course itself PROFICIENCY TEST Proficiency test is to assess whether learners will be able to perform the language tasks required of them Proficiency test is primarily criterion-referenced, so the learners’ ability is assessed according to how far it matches certain criteria judged to be essential for proficiency in a particular task There is no pass/fail distinction, but rather a scale of degrees of proficiency in the task CONCLUSION • The value of tests depend on how they are used • Teachers and learners need a positive attitude to tests • Tests should be recognized for the important role they play in the teaching-learning process • Evaluation can fulfill functions: assessment and feedback COURSE EVALUATION Helps to show how well the course is actually fulfilling the particular educational need of ESP course Helps to establish whether it is meeting ESP course’s aims Plays a useful social role COURSE EVALUATION Q1: What should be evaluated? Q2: How can ESP courses be evaluated? Q3: Who should be involved in the evaluation? Q4: When (and how often) should evaluation take place? What should be evaluated? Two important constraints: The ability to collect the information The ability to use the information once it has been collected How can ESP courses be evaluated? Test results Questionnaires Discussions Interviews Informal means Used techniques depend on what suits the teaching situation best Who should be involved in the evaluation? The ESP teaching institution The ESP teachers The learners The course sponsors Evaluation is concerned with people’s perceptions of value and their views will, therefore, vary according to their own interests and concerns When (and how often) should evaluation take place? In the first week of the course At regular intervals throughout the course At the end of the course After the course (if possible) It is difficult to prescribe how often course evaluation should be done So much will also depend on the characteristics of the individual teaching situation CONCLUSION Evaluation can be time-consuming, complex and frustrating Other difficulties may arise, e.g feedback from partner may contradict with each other Willingness to evaluate in consultation with the learners might be taken as a sign of incompetence Criticizing a course might be seen as showing a lack of respect for authority Evaluation session can easily degenerate into a forum for airing minor, personal grievances [...]...What should be evaluated? Two important constraints: The ability to collect the information The ability to use the information once it has been collected How can ESP courses be evaluated? Test results Questionnaires Discussions Interviews Informal means Used techniques depend on what suits the teaching situation best Who should be involved in the evaluation?... Willingness to evaluate in consultation with the learners might be taken as a sign of incompetence Criticizing a course might be seen as showing a lack of respect for authority Evaluation session can easily degenerate into a forum for airing minor, personal grievances ... involved in the evaluation? The ESP teaching institution The ESP teachers The learners The course sponsors Evaluation is concerned with people’s perceptions of value and their views will, therefore, vary according to their own interests and concerns When (and how often) should evaluation take place? In the first week of the course At regular intervals throughout the course At the end ... demand for a course are being served EVALUATION LEARNER ASSESSMENT COURSE EVALUATION LEARNER ASSESSMENT • ESP is concerned with the ability to perform particular communicative task, therefore,... collect the information The ability to use the information once it has been collected How can ESP courses be evaluated? Test results Questionnaires Discussions Interviews Informal means... Criticizing a course might be seen as showing a lack of respect for authority Evaluation session can easily degenerate into a forum for airing minor, personal grievances