LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 12 : 1 January 2012
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
         Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D.
         B. A. Sharada, Ph.D.
         A. R. Fatihi, Ph.D.
         Lakhan Gusain, Ph.D.
         Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D.
         S. M. Ravichandran, Ph.D.
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         L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.

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Testing and Evaluation: A Significant Characteristic of Language Learning and Teaching

Md. Motiur Rahman, Ph.D.
Arvind Kumar Gautam, M.A., NET

Abstract

This paper deals with Testing and Evaluation which is an important aspect of the process of language learning and teaching. A Linguistics approach to language teaching is a scientific and objective approach and is based on the theoretical knowledge of Linguistics. Since language testing involves language, one cannot ignore the assumptions of Linguistics. Linguistics has to offer many things to the teaching of native and foreign languages. Similarly it is also recognized that Linguistics can be of great help in evolving the methodology of the construction of language tests.

Key Words: Testing & Evaluation, Language Learning & Teaching, Measuring, Examination, Various type of test etc.

Introduction

Testing and evaluation has attracted much attention of the Scholars of Linguistics as well as language teachers. Much research has been done in this particular area. There have been revolutionary changes in the method & procedure of language testing. Research has been conducted in order to find out a scientific and standard method for language testing. Various linguists have suggested the measures which one has to take into account while constructing a language test.

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Md. Motiur Rahman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Faculty of Social Science & Arts
Qassim University
Qassim, Unaizah
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
rahman.res@gmail.com

Arvind Kumar Gautam, M.A., NET
JRP (Hindi)-Academic
NTS- India
Centre for Testing & Evaluation
CIIL, Mysore-570006
Karnataka
India
gautam.arvind@gmail.com
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