Titre :	Language Program Evaluation : Theory and Practic
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Brian K Lynch, Auteur
Editeur :	Cambridge [United Kingdom] : Cambridge University Press
Année de publication :	1996
Collection :	Cambridge applied linguistics
Importance :	194 p
Présentation :	ill.,couv.en coul
Format :	16x23 cm
ISBN/ISSN/EAN :	978-0-521-48438-1
Langues :	Anglais
Catégories :	LITTERATURE ET LANGUE ANGLAISE:428 phonetique et linguistique
Mots-clés :	Language  Evaluation: Theory  Practice  Teachers  ELT  Applied  Linguistics
Résumé :	Although much has been written about the testing and evaluation of language students, few books have dealt with the much broader issue of measuring the success of language programs. Filling a critical gap in the literature of applied linguistics, Language Program Evaluation provides teachers, researchers, and administrators with a complete introduction to both qualitative and quantitative approaches to evaluating the effectiveness of their programs. Through a careful blend of theory, research, and practice, the author presents a testing model that is specifically tailored to the concerns of language education programs and which can be adapted to different contexts and updated as teaching and learning situations evolve. He proposes a shift from purely quantitative studies which consider only end-of-program achievement gains to ones that include an investigation of program process using qualitative, naturalistic methods.
Note de contenu :	1. Introduction; 2. Historical background; 3. Validity; 4. Positivistic designs; 5. Naturalistic designs; 6. Quantitative data gathering and analysis; 7. Qualitative data gathering; 8. Combining positivistic and naturalistic program evaluation; 9. Conclusions

Language Program Evaluation : Theory and Practic [texte imprimé] / Brian K Lynch, Auteur . - Cambridge (United Kingdom) : Cambridge University Press, 1996 . - 194 p : ill.,couv.en coul ; 16x23 cm. - (Cambridge applied linguistics) .
ISBN : 978-0-521-48438-1
Langues : Anglais

Catégories :	LITTERATURE ET LANGUE ANGLAISE:428 phonetique et linguistique
Mots-clés :	Language  Evaluation: Theory  Practice  Teachers  ELT  Applied  Linguistics
Résumé :	Although much has been written about the testing and evaluation of language students, few books have dealt with the much broader issue of measuring the success of language programs. Filling a critical gap in the literature of applied linguistics, Language Program Evaluation provides teachers, researchers, and administrators with a complete introduction to both qualitative and quantitative approaches to evaluating the effectiveness of their programs. Through a careful blend of theory, research, and practice, the author presents a testing model that is specifically tailored to the concerns of language education programs and which can be adapted to different contexts and updated as teaching and learning situations evolve. He proposes a shift from purely quantitative studies which consider only end-of-program achievement gains to ones that include an investigation of program process using qualitative, naturalistic methods.
Note de contenu :	1. Introduction; 2. Historical background; 3. Validity; 4. Positivistic designs; 5. Naturalistic designs; 6. Quantitative data gathering and analysis; 7. Qualitative data gathering; 8. Combining positivistic and naturalistic program evaluation; 9. Conclusions