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Language Testing | 2000

On ESL standards for school-age learners

Penny McKay

The recent introduction of literacy benchmarks and assessment regimes in schools which are designed for students with an English-speaking background but which are also used to assess the second language and literacy progress of ESL1 learners has repercussions for teaching and learning, on professional understandings and on ESL learner self-efficacy. Insights into how to map and monitor ESL language development within the mainstream context have been gained through the development of a number of ESL standards for schools. This article presents principles behind the construction of ESL standards for schools, drawing on examples of ESL standards developed in Australia, England and Wales, and the United States, and examines how differences in purpose in these standards - planning, professional understanding, and reporting - influence how ESL standards might best be constructed. It raises issues of consequential validity which arise in the construction and use of valid ESL standards. Arguments supporting the need for ESL standards in the current climate of English-speaking background-based assessment for all are put forward through a close analysis and understanding of the construction and impact of different types of ESL standards.


Language Assessment Quarterly | 2007

Educational Reform and ESL Assessment in Australia: New Roles and New Tensions.

Penny McKay; Geoff Brindley


Journal of Asian Pacific Communication | 2002

Counting and dis-counting learner group variation: English language and literacy standards in Australia

Chris Davison; Penny McKay


Archive | 2007

Five-Minute Activities for Young Learners

Penny McKay; Jenni Guse


Archive | 2007

The Standards Movement and ELT for School-Aged Learners

Penny McKay


Archive | 2007

Five-Minute Activities for Young Learners: Journeys

Penny McKay; Jenni Guse


Archive | 2007

Five-Minute Activities for Young Learners: Contents

Penny McKay; Jenni Guse


Archive | 2007

Five-Minute Activities for Young Learners: Index

Penny McKay; Jenni Guse


Archive | 2007

Five-Minute Activities for Young Learners: Fantasy and adventure

Penny McKay; Jenni Guse


Archive | 2007

Five-Minute Activities for Young Learners: About me

Penny McKay; Jenni Guse

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Queensland University of Technology

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