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Title: | Teachers' Beliefs about Young EFL Learners' Self-assessment: a Case Study of Macedonia | Authors: | Nikolovska Anzela | Keywords: | young learners, English as a foreign language, self-assessment, survey, teachers’ beliefs. | Issue Date: | 2015 | Publisher: | International Journal of English Language and Translation Studies | Source: | Nikolovska, A. 2015. Teachers' Beliefs about Young EFL Learners' Self-assessment: a Case Study of Macedonia. International Journal of English Language and Translation Studies. 3(4), 16-28. | Journal: | International Journal of English Language and Translation Studies | Abstract: | The paper explores Macedonian primary EFL teachers’ attitudes, beliefs and practices regarding self-assessment of young learners (10 – 12 year-olds). The study surveyed primary EFL teachers (n=30) who teach English to 5th and 6th graders. The results indicated that vocabulary, grammar and reading were more often the focus of self-assessment tasks than the other areas of language learning. This, along with the finding that the receptive language skills were more frequently self-assessed than the productive skills has been attributed to the impact of the external exam. The most frequently used self-assessment techniques were can do statements and check-lists. The perceived benefits and challenges of self-assessment have been found to be compatible with the findings of other studies. In spite of their positive attitudes towards learner self-assessment, the teachers expressed awareness of certain problems underlying its implementation as well as uncertainty about how to train learners to self-assess. In line with the conclusions, recommendations have been made regarding the need for greater emphasis on self-assessment of the neglected language areas (speaking and writing), the necessity of using a variety of self-assessment formats and the need for learner training in self-assessment from an early age. | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12188/16519 |
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