LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT
The following are comments based on the reading of the book, A practical guide to assessing English language learners, by Christine Coombe, Keith Folse, Nancy Hubley, and the remarkable dissertation from Dr. Gilbert Hernandez.
All tasks and activities that teachers perform to evaluate the improvement and production of our students, on a daily basis, are enfolded in the concept of assessment. These vary in the manner and diversification that our students need so that us, teachers, may be able to make decisions about the best way to help them in the teaching/ learning process, or instructional decision-making.
One step that must be considered is the initial diagnostic assessment.Through it, we may identify the language proficiency of the students, their strengths and weaknesses in the academic performance, their achievement and mastery considering course goals.
