Title 10 CHAPTER 6 ASSESSING LISTENING HUYEN.pdf ✅

Chapter 6: ASSESSING LISTENING Lecturer: Bui Diem Bich Huyen
Content I. Cautionary observations II. Basic principles and Types of listening III. Designing assessment tasks IV. Considerations in designing listening tests
I. Cautionary Observations 3 Concern 1 ▪ Separate skills? ▪ Integration? (Validity, artificial, impractical) (Authenticity) Concern 2 ▪ Assessing Performance or Competence? Assess Competence - Observe Performance Competence Performance – Targeted ability to be assessed – May not be observed – Rely on underlying/ hidden competence – Can be observed – May not reveal true competence (insomnia, illness, test anxiety, a memory block ...)