Assessment and ESL: An Alternative Approach

Summary: Assessment is very vital in the teaching process. It helps teachers to know what level their students are in the learning process. The norm is to take tests but this method may not always prove or provide the most accurate results. This textbook is a great resource for teachers who work with ESL students and are looking for a different method of assessing their students’ progress. In this book, the author focuses on giving teachers methods of documenting and tracking the learning process of their students.

Highlights:

• • The author expatiates on the four major themes of learning a language: real language, integrated and whole language, a facilitating environment and a learning continuum. In this book, the author demonstrates the different types of assessment that go alongside these four themes. Here’s a quick snippet -
  

  Real Language is referring to language that has a realistic purpose. Students are learning the language for more reasons than just to please the teacher.