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My name is Bettina Pircher, and as part of my Master's thesis at the University of Innsbruck, I am investigating how teachers of English as a foreign language assess oral language skills in secondary school. In particular, I am interested in Task-Based Language Assessment (TBLA).
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Your answers will be treated anonymously and analysed in strict confidence. Your participation and transparency will help provide important insights into how teachers assess oral language proficiency.
It takes about 15 minutes to complete the questionnaire.
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Instructions
The questionnaire includes both single-choice questions (where you select only one answer) and multiple-choice questions (where you can select more than one answer). Therefore under each question either ‘Choose one of the following answers’ or ‘Check all that apply’ is stated.
Two questions ask you to indicate on a scale of 1-5 how familiar you are with the concepts of task-tased language teaching (TBLT) and TBLA (1 = not familiar, 5 = very familiar).
Please read the questions carefully and answer all questions.
Definition of TBLT/TBLA:
My work examines the concept of TBLT and TBLA in more detail. Therefore, it is important to have a common understanding of their principles. In order to make the concept clear, I provide a brief definition:
Task-based language teaching places the task and the performance of that task at the centre of teaching in order to give students the opportunity to learn a language in a realistic way. One strand of TBLT is task-based language assessment (TBLA), an approach to language assessment that focuses on the use of language in real-life tasks rather than on traditional testing methods.This assessment method emphasizes the ability to communicate effectively in various contexts. It can include a variety of tasks that reflect authentic language use.
Key features of task-based language assessment include:
- Authenticity: Assessments are designed around tasks that learners encounter in everyday situations.
- Performance-based assessment: Learners are evaluated based on their performance in completing the tasks.
Examples:
Examples of TBLA include debates or role-plays that simulate an everyday situation.