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Language Teaching and Assessment

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This Language Teaching and Assessment page on GoConqr gathers community-made mind maps, quizzes, flashcards and notes, from Suggestopedia and the Grammar Translation Method to materials development and language assessment. It's built for university students and professional candidates revising methods and approaches, and for teachers after ready-made material. There are over 1,400 resources here, including more than 1,200 mind maps, more than 30 quizzes and over 50 flashcard decks, written by more than 1,200 contributors. Pick a topic and see what you already know.

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About Language Teaching and Assessment

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What the resources cover

Most of this page is mind maps, and they run across the main questions of language teaching. Several look at teaching methods: Suggestopedia, Community Language Learning, THE SILENT WAY, Total Physical Response Method and The Direct Method. Others take a wider view, such as Eight approaches to Language Teaching and Method and Approach.

Materials development is a strong thread. The map Materials Development for language learning and teaching defines the term as all the processes used by people who produce or use materials for learning. Related quizzes and flashcard decks follow the same state-of-the-art article.

Skills, competence and assessment

Skills are covered by maps such as The Teaching of Listening, assessing speaking and writing skills. The map TYPES OF CLASSROOM LISTENING PERFORMANCE sets out intensive, responsive, selective, extensive and interactive listening. For assessment, Language Assessment separates proficiency from achievement assessment and lists its purposes.

On competence, Communicative Competences and Communicative Language Teaching. (Richards, 2006) are good companions. Some resources, such as Tema 1:Didactic evolution of Language. Current trends in the teaching of EFL. Communicative Approach, mention oposiciones, so they suit professional candidates.

Where to start

  1. Begin with Eight approaches to Language Teaching for the overview.
  2. Move to single-method maps, such as GRAMMAR TRANSLATION METHOD, and compare their strengths and weaknesses.
  3. Read the materials development map, then try Materials Development Quiz.
  4. Finish with assessment and skills maps.

Using maps and quizzes together

Read a map first, then close it and take a quiz on the same topic. Wrong answers show which branch to reread. Flashcard decks such as RECEPTIVE SKILLS suit short, repeated review.

Where this fits

This unit sits in the strand Linguistics, Culture and Language Teaching, within English language. Choose one method or skill, work through it, and then make your own maps or flashcards to fill any gap you find.

Frequently asked questions

Where should I start on this page?

Start with the mind map Eight approaches to Language Teaching for an overview, then open single-method maps such as Suggestopedia or Community Language Learning. Once you know the methods, move on to the materials development and language assessment maps, and use the quizzes to check what stuck.

Which quizzes are available?

There are more than 30 quizzes. Examples include Materials Development Quiz, Quiz Materials and a quiz on the state-of-the-art article on materials development. Others are titled Applied Linguistic or method. They work well after you have read the matching mind map.

Are the resources free to use?

Yes. Every resource listed here is free to open, study and take, with no account needed. They were made by GoConqr users, not by GoConqr itself. If you want to keep your quiz scores or make your own maps, flashcards and notes, you can add a free account.

Who are these resources for?

Most are aimed at university students and professional candidates, with some useful to teachers who want ready-made material. Some resources mention oposiciones, so they may help those preparing for that kind of selection process. Others simply summarise methods, skills and assessment.

What do the mind maps on assessment and skills cover?

The Language Assessment map separates proficiency and achievement assessment and lists purposes such as curriculum and accountability. Other maps cover assessing speaking, writing skills and the teaching of listening, including the types of classroom listening performance.

What if I can't find the topic I need?

Try searching by method name, skill or term, since many resources share similar topics under different titles. If something is missing, you can build your own mind map, flashcards or notes, and your own quizzes, with a free account.

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