Testing in Teaching English. The aim of this unit. What do you have to do in this unit?. A. Warming-up discussion. Exploratory task 1.1. Exploratory task 1.2. Match the types of tests with the testing situations

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Testing in Teaching English

The aim of this unit

· To make you think about language testing as a tool

· To provide information about language testing

· To reflect on testing language competence and communicative skills

What do you have to do in this unit?

A. Warming-up discussion

B. Input reading

C. Self-assessment questions (SAQ)

D. Exploratory tasks

E. Micro-teaching

F. Integrated task

Exploratory task 1.1

In the space provided write what real world situations correspond to the given testing tasks (all the tasks have real-world parallels). One has been done for you

Testing tasks	Real world situations
A. Complete the gaps in the text
B. Mark true and false sentences
C. Choose the correct variant	Proofreading
D. Listen and draw a picture
E. Restore logical order of sentences
F. Match texts and pictures
G. Say the same differently

Exploratory task 1.2

Comment on the reliability, validity and practicality of the following testing tasks.

Testing Task	Reliability	Construct validity	Concurrent validity	Practicality
1. Read the text and answer questions
2. Respond to a letter that criticizes you
3. For each line write one corrected mistake

SAQ 1.1

Match the types of tests with the testing situations

Test types	Testing situations
1. Proficiency tests	A. Students have arrived for a summer intensive English course
2. Achievement tests	B. An applicant is seeking admission to a University in the UK
3. Diagnostic tests	C. An English language course has been completed
4. Placement tests	D. Students show signs of de-motivation in the lessons

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