Puri, Vandana
(2014)
Assessing young
language leaners.
Language and Language Teaching, 3 (2).
pp. 55-56.
ISSN 2277-307X
Abstract
Assessing Young Language Leaners provides
a framework for assessment of language
learning in the early years of formal education
(5-13 years), in both foreign language (language
rarely heard outside the classroom) and second
language (learning a language to communicate
with the community at large) learning situations.
It comprises of 10 chapters. The first chapter
introduces the readers to the importance of
assessment in the case of young language
learners. In terms of cognitive growth, the author
suggests that children between the ages of 5-7
years learn by direct experience; from 8 to 10
years students can manipulate ideas, but direct
experience is still important; and from the ages
of 11 to 13 years, they are able to talk about
recent events, plans for the future and career
aspirations. It is important to take into account
all these cognitive stages of development for
appropriate assessment. Moreover, effective
assessment should also take into account the
child’s likes and interests, the impact of peer
influence, and his / her physical growth and
culture. In chapter 2, the author discusses the
theoretical background for ‘language use
ability’. She also discusses the ideas of social
language, academic language and the concept
of linguistic interdependence. Chapter 3 outlines
the current research in the assessment of young
language learners. Chapter 4 is about the
Volume 3 Number 2 Issue 6 July 2014
55assessment of language through tasks. Chapter
5 deals with classroom assessments such as
formative, summative, on-the-run and planned
assessment. Chapter 6 talks about learning
Actions (login required)
 |
View Item |
["Plugin/Screen/EPrint/Box/Plumx:title" not defined]
["Plugin/Screen/EPrint/Box/Plumx:title" not defined]