State-of-the-Art of Language Testing and Assessment in Non-Formal Education: The Case of English Language Schools in Turkey

Autor/inn/en	Kavakli, Nurdan; Mirici, Ismail Hakki
Titel	State-of-the-Art of Language Testing and Assessment in Non-Formal Education: The Case of English Language Schools in Turkey
Quelle	In: International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 11 (2019) 1, S.65-88 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1562-0506
Schlagwörter	Language Tests; Nonformal Education; Foreign Countries; English Curriculum; English Instruction; English (Second Language); Educational Certificates; Standards; Private Schools; Evaluation Criteria; Benchmarking; Language Teachers; Educational Practices; Administrators; Audits (Verification); Teacher Attitudes; Administrator Attitudes; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Language test; Sprachtest; Non-formal education; Non formal education; Nichtformale Bildung; Ausland; English langauage lessons; Englischunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Bildungsabschluss; Schulzeugnis; Standard; Private school; Privatschule; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Bildungspraxis; Lehrerverhalten; Türkei
Abstract	Purveying insights from a mixed-method research design, this study aims to enlighten the exploitation of the European guidelines in language testing and assessment practices in non-formal educational settings. Accordingly, three non-formal English language schools renowned for quality in Turkey were taken to in-depth analysis in order to offer a general paradigm from a sample of leading professionals on the utilization of the European benchmarks in language testing and assessment practices. The results have yielded that (1) there is a need for a more practical curriculum molded with a real auditing system for the enhancement of the current language testing and assessment practices; (2) there is a request for the validation process for language certificate examinations implemented in non-formal educational settings; (3) there is a demand for cooperation amidst the allies for the standardization process in language testing and assessment practices. The results are laced with some recommendations and implications for language testing and assessment. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	World Council for Curriculum and Instruction. California School of Education, Alliant International University, 10455 Pomerado Road, San Diego, CA 92131. Web site: http://ijci.wcci-international.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01