The Role of Testing in the Evaluation of the Language Students’ Learning in Teaching the German Language

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1 Assistant Professor, German Language and Literature, Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

2 M.A. German Language Teaching, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The occurrence of miscues in the speaking of language learning students is an
undeniable matter which can be a result of stress, lack of concentration,
psychological factors, and inefficiency in the testing of the students’ learning.
The manner of dealing with this issue and the effort to resolve it is crucial in
different language teaching methods. A survey of the history of German
language teaching shows that the most efficient and important method of
language learning is “Analysis of Miscues” (Modell Didaktische Analyse)
which, through standard testing, tries to prevent the language learners from
making mistakes and thus, simplify the process of language learning. In this
new method, the students’ knowledge and skills are studied through the analysis
of miscues and explaining them. The more accurate and purposeful the test is
designed, the easier it will be to evaluate the students’ learning and analyze it
based on what they have and have not learnt. Considering the importance of
speaking, writing, listening, and reading skills in the “Analysis of Miscues”
method, tests are designed at proper times and conditions, either separately or
merged. This essay attempts to analyze, with proper examples, each specific
language skill so that through complete familiarity and by their aid, the
language teacher can evaluate the knowledge and learning of the students and
teach German to the researchers and students of this field.

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Journal of Foreign Language Research
Volume 3, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
Spring & Summer
April 2014
Pages 19-43

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