Huttonsville, West Virginia TESOL Online & Teaching English Jobs

As with any other subject English Language Teaching is also subjected to performance outcomes. Students learn English and teachers teach English with the goal being to learn, improve and progress in their ability to use the English language. Evaluation and testing is mandatory to monitor students’ improvement and progress in all four English language skills (reading, writing, speaking and listening), including grammar and vocabulary. Without it any form of testing students won’t legitimately be able to move to the next level and or grade. It’s also only fair to group students according to their level of English lest they be alienated in a group that’s below their level or too advanced. This is where Placement tests and Diagnostic tests are useful. Even though these kind of testing or grouping for that matter isn’t always possible in especially Asian counties it is still relevant when they need to further their studies and have to write admission tests to enter high school and or university. Progress tests are definitely needed so that the teacher knows which parts of the syllabus needs further reaching and or revision before moving on to the next level and or skill. I believe informal testing too, which will allow students and teachers alike to gauge how far they have come in terms of their skills and the syllabus. Thus a balance needs to be struck between too much testing and allowing students to learn the required levels (relevant to their grade) of English at their own pace. Even though testing is required it shouldn’t inhibit students from spontaneously wanting to learn and apply what they’ve already learned. Whatever form of test is applied it should be relevant to the specific level.