Testing in the Target Language

A natural continuation of "Teaching in the Target Language" in the same series, this book shows how exam tasks and skills can be linked to classroom practice. It aims to help with the practical tasks involved in Target Language Testing (TLT), to consider the background to TLT and its implications, to investigate how TLT affects work in the modern-foreign-languages classroom, to explore how pupils can best be prepared for tasks in both receptive and productive skills. The book also discusses the implications of dictionary use in assessment situations and suggests some possible strategies for training pupils to use this resource more effectively in the exam. Although the main focus is on GCSE, the scope of ideas is not limited to GCSE exams. Many of the principles involved apply to all levels of assessment in modern languages, both classroom-based and external.
 
A natural continuation of "Teaching in the Target Language" in the same series, this book shows how exam tasks and skills can be linked to classroom practice. It aims to help with the practical tasks involved in Target Language Testing (TLT), to consider the background to TLT and its implications, to investigate how TLT affects work in the modern-foreign-languages classroom, to explore how pupils can best be prepared for tasks in both receptive and productive skills. The book also discusses the implications of dictionary use in assessment situations and suggests some possible strategies for training pupils to use this resource more effectively in the exam. Although the main focus is on GCSE, the scope of ideas is not limited to GCSE exams. Many of the principles involved apply to all levels of assessment in modern languages, both classroom-based and external.