Washback Effects of the New English Assessment System on Secondary Schools in Bhutan

Autor/inn/en	Kirkpatrick, Robert; Gyem, Kinley
Titel	Washback Effects of the New English Assessment System on Secondary Schools in Bhutan
Quelle	In: Language Testing in Asia, 2 (2012) 4, S.5-32, Artikel 5 (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2229-0443
DOI	10.1186/2229-0443-2-4-5
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Secondary School Teachers; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); English Teachers; Secondary School Curriculum; Curriculum Development; Educational Change; Language Tests; Outcomes of Education; Bhutan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; English language lessons; Teacher; Teachers; Englischunterricht; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Bildungsreform; Language test; Sprachtest; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg
Abstract	In 2006, Bhutan changed the secondary school curriculum. This study examines the washback effect of the English assessment system associated with this new curriculum. Based on questionnaire responses from 56 EFL secondary school teachers in Bhutan, the study suggests the new curriculum produces both positive and also negative washback. In order for the new curriculum's benefit to outweigh any harm it may cause, teachers should receive proper guidance and support during this transition. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01