A Changing Assessment Landscape in Ireland: The Place of Oral Language

Autor/inn/en	Lenihan, Rachel; Hinchion, Carmel; Laurenson, Pauline
Titel	A Changing Assessment Landscape in Ireland: The Place of Oral Language
Quelle	In: English in Education, 50 (2016) 3, S.280-296 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0425-0494
DOI	10.1111/eie.12122
Schlagwörter	Oral Language; Evaluation Methods; Guidelines; Classroom Communication; Foreign Countries; Secondary School Students; Educational Change; Curriculum Development; Faculty Development; English Instruction; Teaching Methods; Learning Experience; Teacher Attitudes; Student Attitudes; English Curriculum; Listening Skills; Speech Communication; Ireland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Richtlinien; Klassengespräch; Ausland; Sekundarschüler; Bildungsreform; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; English langauage lessons; Englischunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lernerfahrung; Lehrerverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Irland
Abstract	Although not a new discussion in the Irish context, the value of oral language development has recently gained prominence again in Irish Post-Primary English classrooms. In this article we present how the recent introduction of Junior Cycle English, which now includes an Oral Communication Classroom Based Assessment () is renewing efforts to promote speaking and listening and has the potential to change teachers' understanding of assessment in English. The rationale for this change is presented here from the perspectives of the different stakeholders in Irish Education; educational researchers, policymakers, the Inspectorate, teachers and students. To cite the Junior Cycle Framework: 'until the examination changes, nothing else will' ( 2011: 6). However, past efforts to implement an oral assessment element illustrate how change is complex and fostering an awareness of the centrality of 'classroom talk' involves a cultural shift for the teachers implementing the Junior Cycle English Specification. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01