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A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF UNIT 10 CONTENT AND THINGS I HAVE LEARNT FROM THIS UNIT This unit titled “EVALUATION AND TESTING” covers the different varieties or means of assessing, evaluating and kinds of tests used in the school, language learning, it could be through tutorial a few minutes at the end of the week or so, student evaluation to know the course progression not to focus on the teachers’ personalities and finally using test which has different types: • Placement tests: This is a type of test that is usually conducted to know the new student’s language ability in terms of vocabulary, grimmer in a written multiple optional question and interview aspect of communication, this will now help the teacher to know appropriate level of class for such student to belong and it covers all the four language skills to be tested ranging from simple tp complex questions progressively. • Diagnostic tests: This is another similar test like placement test, it gives information about the student current strength\ weakness and aptitude at the start of the course to enable or help the teacher to focus panning on gaps and curriculum planning. • Progress \ Periodical tests: It is a type of test that is commonly used by schools or language centers to help the teacher to go over unclear aspect of the course \ lessons or students’ difficulties. Te time varies, it could be half or end of the term as the teacher or school wishes • Practice tests: It focus on preparatory test for internal or external examination, on revision purposes and usually comes s=with similar style \ contents of the examination. • External proficiency \ Cambridge assessment: The Cambridge ESOL skills for life, include the five level of examination which are referred to as “GENERAL ENGLISH TESTS”, {KET, PET, FCE, CAE & CPE}. the first two levels are the ENTRY LEVELS, the FCE as UPPER INTERMEDIATE while the last two are the HIGH LEVELS. -The “BUSINESS TEST” e.g. TOEIC, BULATS ETC. - The “ACADEMIC ENGLISH TESTS” e.g. - TOEFL it could be a paper test or computer. A well worldwide recognized test of English as a foreign language. It now involves all the four skills of language, always requires by universities both in UK and almost over 90 countries. - IELTS, it is either Academic or more general. In summary, “I have learnt and achieved immensely from this course so far! as an educationist and student searching for knowledge all round, I realized the beauty of being a Language Teacher and at the same time English learner. All the treated course outline cannot be overemphasized talking about any effective and a successful Teaching Vs Learning process in general and importantly the English language class or learning environment. Therefore, any deformations from either one or more elements in the course contents discussed in{unit 1 - 10} from the school, teachers or students might led to ineffectiveness, lack or less interest or lower motivation among the students, even the teacher will not feel good for instance, a teacher who is good in facilitating his lesson, good in modelling but fails to know how he can manage, organize or assess the lessons, classes and students shall definitely face poor teaching \ learning process” And a lot more examples…” A RECAP OF ALL ABOUT MY ITTT ONLINE COURSE OUTLINE. • QUALITIES OF A GOOD TEACHER / LEARNER. {a good teacher vs a good student result to good learning process at least}. • THEORIES, METHODS AND TECHNIQUES {TEACHING METHODOLOGIES, ESA IN FOCUS- straight arrow, patchwork and boomerang ESA lesson methods}. • CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT {MANAGING CLASSES. A good conducive, environment contribute to a greater students’ participation: STT, TTT, RAPPORT, DISCIPLINE etc.). • TEACHING NEW LANGUAGE. {VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR AND FUNCTION}. All are the key sources of language and cannot be remove in any way in language learning. • LESSON PLANNING: (Planning before teaching contribute to a successful ending in terms of lesson objectives, using the eye, voice, gestures etc.,). • VIDEO LESSON (the two demonstrated videos in unit 6 practically analyzed and help me in a better way to adopt a good teaching ability and to put all treated elements into consideration). • TEACHING RECEPTIVE SKILLS {listening and reading for a purpose, entertainment or both}. • TEACHING PRODUCTIVE SKILLS {speaking and writing, accuracy \ fluency in focus}. • COURSE BOOKS AND LESSON MATERIALS {authentic and non-authentic materials plays a vital role in teaching \ learning process}. • EVALUATION AND TESTING. {adopting different types of test to achieve various teaching and learning target cannot be neglected both the internal and external test or examination for feedback is one the key secret to know the student \ lesson progression or backward or stagnant result…}