KOTESOL International Conference 2016
(Concurrent Session)
Greg Rouault, Tezukayama Gakuin University
Diagnostic Testing in SFL Reading: Characteristics, Principles, and Implications
Abstract
In language teaching, one innovative 21st Century trend in Asia has been a move to more student-centered learning. Claims of meeting the students "where they are" can be heard in teacher training and professional development and seen in materials and academic program marketing. However, this call to action presumes that teachers have the ability and appropriate tools to conduct needs analysis and testing. In the case of second and foreign language (SFL) reading, the interaction between many variables presents a significant challenge for diagnosis. This research report will look briefly at examples from the literature of tests measuring the linguistic and cognitive aspects of reading, highlight characteristics of diagnostic tests, introduce principles for diagnostic testing of reading (Alderson, 2014), and cover implications for future research.
Biographicals
Greg Rouault is an associate professor in the Department of English and Career Studies at Tezukayama Gakuin University in Osaka, Japan. He has a Master of Applied Linguistics in Language Program Management from Macquarie University and is currently undertaking doctoral studies in Educational Leadership from the University of Western Ontario in Canada. He is the Reviews Editor for JALT Journal and volunteers as a reader/reviewer of papers submitted to The Language Teacher and the JALT Postconference Publications and also serves as a proofreader and copyeditor for Teachers Helping Teachers Journal, Extensive Reading in Japan, and Language Education in Asia (LEiA). His research interests include reading/writing literacy, ESP/EAP, and learner identity & selves. He has conducted teacher training in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, and Korea. (g-rouault@tezuka-gu.ac.jp)
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