Detail Task Based Assessment: Evaluating Communication in the Real World Bibliografi Author: Ziegler, Nathan E. ; Coleman, Douglas (Advisor) Bahasa: (EN )     Penerbit: The University of Toledo     Tahun Terbit: 2007     Jenis: Theses - Master Thesis Fulltext: 2007 Thesis Assessment.pdf (367.01KB; 7 download) Abstract The field of second language acquisition (SLA) has accepted the ancient Greek tradition of grammar and the structure of language as a foundation for language acquisition, instruction and assessment (Yngve, 1996). Accordingly, much emphasis has been placed on how well foreign language learners (FLLs) can reproduce sentences that are grammatical. Instructors spend much of their time teaching their students grammatical rules in a fashion that follows current theories of SLA, and even though the theories of SLA have changed slightly the focus has continued to remain on the students learning grammar. Nonetheless, there have been many researchers who question the students? language ability. Upon such evaluation of the Foreign Language programs, these researchers look at the order of acquisition as a possible cause for the problems FLLs have when learning a foreign language (Pupura, 2004; Gass and Selinker, 2001). As Yngve (1996, p. 46) points out, the problem lies within the conceptual framework of traditional theoretical linguistics, which assumes that grammar exists in the physical domain or real world. Typically, researchers in the fields of SLA and foreign language instruction have thought of communication as what happens when people use language. This conventional assumption places language (the abstraction) in the center and marginalizes, or at least makes secondary, the people who are communicating (the physical domain reality). This assumption has lead researchers of SLA to focus on the apparent order of acquisition of grammar. Because of this domain confusion, FLLs are not taught to communicate but are taught to talk about a language. Accordingly, FLLs are assessed on how well they know the grammar of a language or on a person?s ability to produce language in a grammatically appropriate manner. This study will examine different instruction methods, either traditional grammatical language instruction, or methods focused on real-world observable communicative behaviors, and the forms of assessment that correspond accurately to the instruction methods, such as traditional testing and task based assessment (TBA). Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Lihat Sejarah Pengadaan  Konversi Metadata   Kembali

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