Download or read book The Official Met Practice Test Book with Answers written by Michigan Language Assessment and published by University of Michigan Press ELT. This book was released on 2019-07-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Michigan English Test (MET) is a standardized international examination designed by Michigan Language Assessment and aimed at upper-beginner to advanced levels--A2 to C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The test assesses general English language proficiency in educational, social, and workplace contexts. The MET is intended for adults and adolescents at or above a secondary level of education who want to measure their general English language proficiency in a variety of linguistic contexts. The test results can be used for educational purposes, such as when finishing an English language course, or for employment purposes, like when applying for a job or pursuing a promotion that requires an English language qualification. The Official MET Practice Test Book is the first book to provide actual practice tests for students preparing to take the MET. The Official MET Practice Test Book with Answers, designed for self-study (information about the Classroom Edition can be found at https: //www.press.umich.edu/11390089/official_met_practice_test_book_classroom_edition), includes: 4 complete practice tests (Listening, Reading and Grammar, Writing) 4 sets of Speaking test prompts tips for practicing the different sections of the tests a progress tracking log for recording practice test scores selected practice test vocabulary lists answer keys audio transcripts for the Listening section Writing test responses with commentary for two of the tests Examiner scripts for the Speaking test actual test form instructions and a sample answer sheet The audio for the Listening section can be accessed at www.press.umich.edu/elt/compsite/met For more information about the MET, go to www.michiganassessment.org

Download or read book ECPE Michigan Proficiency Practice Tests for Success on the Final GCVR Exam written by Academic Success Group and published by Exam Sam Study AIDS & Media. This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ECPE Michigan Proficiency Practice Tests for Success on the Final GCVR Exam: Grammar, Cloze, Vocabulary, and Reading by Academic Success Group will help you ace the University of Michigan Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English. The study guide has four practice tests for the final version of the ECPE GCVR examination. Each practice test has: 40 grammar questions 2 cloze passages with 10 questions each 40 vocabulary questions 4 reading comprehension passages with 5 questions each 120 total questions The tests reflect the same format and the same level of difficulty as the real exam. You can take the practice tests under timed conditions to simulate the real ECPE test. Our companion publication entitled Michigan Test Vocabulary Practice with Exercises and Answers: Review of the Vocabulary, Phrasal Verbs, and Idioms on the Michigan English Proficiency Exams (2nd edition) contains all of the advanced vocabulary in our practice tests. The companion publication has an extensive word list, with definitions, sample sentences, and exercises, to help you learn the advanced vocabulary on the ECPE exam. You may also be interested in our other publications: ECPE Michigan Proficiency Listening and Speaking Test Book: Study Guide with mp3s and Practice Exam Questions ECPE Michigan Proficiency Essay Test Success: Study Guide with Essay Practice Tests and Writing Samples

Download or read book The Official Met Practice Test Book Classroom Edition written by Michigan Language Assessment and published by University of Michigan Press ELT. This book was released on 2019-07-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Michigan English Test (MET) is a standardized international examination designed by Michigan Language Assessment and aimed at upper-beginner to advanced levels--A2 to C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The test assesses general English language proficiency in educational, social, and workplace contexts. The MET is intended for adults and adolescents at or above a secondary level of education who want to measure their general English language proficiency in a variety of linguistic contexts. The test results can be used for educational purposes, such as when finishing an English language course, or for employment purposes, like when applying for a job or pursuing a promotion that requires an English language qualification. The Official MET Practice Test Book is the first book to provide specific test-preparation materials for the MET. The Classroom Edition, designed for school use (the self-study version can be found at https: //www.press.umich.edu/11390380/official_met_practice_test_book_with_answers), includes: 4 complete practice tests (Listening, Reading and Grammar, Writing) 4 sets of Speaking test prompts tips for preparing for the different sections of the tests a progress tracking log for recording practice test scores selected practice test vocabulary lists actual test form instructions and a sample answer sheet The audio for the Listening section can be accessed online at https: //umichigan.pressbooks.pub/metpracticeclassroom/. For more information about the MET, go to www.michiganassessment.org

Download or read book Allocating Federal Funds for State Programs for English Language Learners written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-06-20 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the United States continues to be a nation of immigrants and their children, the nation's school systems face increased enrollments of students whose primary language is not English. With the 2001 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), the allocation of federal funds for programs to assist these students to be proficient in English became formula-based: 80 percent on the basis of the population of children with limited English proficiency1 and 20 percent on the basis of the population of recently immigrated children and youth. Title III of NCLB directs the U.S. Department of Education to allocate funds on the basis of the more accurate of two allowable data sources: the number of students reported to the federal government by each state education agency or data from the American Community Survey (ACS). The department determined that the ACS estimates are more accurate, and since 2005, those data have been basis for the federal distribution of Title III funds. Subsequently, analyses of the two data sources have raised concerns about that decision, especially because the two allowable data sources would allocate quite different amounts to the states. In addition, while shortcomings were noted in the data provided by the states, the ACS estimates were shown to fluctuate between years, causing concern among the states about the unpredictability and unevenness of program funding. In this context, the U.S. Department of Education commissioned the National Research Council to address the accuracy of the estimates from the two data sources and the factors that influence the estimates. The resulting book also considers means of increasing the accuracy of the data sources or alternative data sources that could be used for allocation purposes.

Download or read book Michigan English Test Listening and Speaking Study Guide written by Met Test Success Associates and published by Exam Sam Study AIDS and Media. This book was released on 2019-07-20 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MET Test Success Associates' Michigan English Test Listening and Speaking Study Guide has two parts. PART 1: In the first part of the book, you will learn all of the idioms you need for success on the listening section of the Michigan English Test with our comprehensive idiom review. There are idioms and example sentences for you to study, with idiom exercises at the end of each chapter. Then take our two MET listening practice tests. Each practice listening test has 50 questions, which are in the same format as the real exam, so there are 100 listening exam questions in total. The mp3s are included for free. PART 2: In the second part of the book, you will learn all of the grammatical structures and phrases that examiners expect on your speaking test. The book has a special section on how to use conditional sentence structures to help raise your speaking exam score. There are 12 speaking tests for you to study. Sample responses and examiner's comments are included after two of the interviews. A complete answer key and the scripts for the listening passages are included at the back of the book.Get ready to ace your English placement test with MET Test Success Associates! Note: The volume with this ISBN is available for sale only to wholesalers and booksellers.

Download or read book Foreign Language Proficiency in Higher Education written by Paula Winke and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-12-18 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume comprises of chapters that deal with language proficiency relating to a wide range of language program issues including curriculum, assessment, learners and instructors, and skill development. The chapters cover various aspects of a broad-based proficiency initiative, focusing on numerous aspects of foreign language learning, including how skills develop, how assessments can inform curriculum, how learners and instructors view proficiency and proficiency assessment, and how individual use of technology furthers language learning. The concluding chapter points the way forward for issues and questions that need to be addressed.

Download or read book Handbook of Second Language Assessment written by Dina Tsagari and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2016-03-07 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Second language assessment is ubiquitous. It has found its way from education into questions about access to professions and migration. This volume focuses on the main debates and research advances in second language assessment in the last fifty years or so, showing the influence of linguistics, politics, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and psychometrics. There are four parts which, when taken together, address the principles and practices of second language assessment while considering its impact on society. Read separately, each part addresses a different aspect of the field. Part I deals with the conceptual foundations of second language assessment with chapters on the purposes of assessment, and standards and frameworks, as well as matters of scoring, quality assurance, and test validation. Part II addresses the theory and practice of assessing different second language skills including aspects like intercultural competence and fluency. Part III examines the challenges and opportunities of second language assessment in a range of contexts. In addition to chapters on second language assessment on a national scale, there are chapters on learning-oriented assessment, as well as the uses of second language assessment in the workplace and for migration. Part IV examines a selection of important issues in the field that deserve attention. These include the alignment of language examinations to external frameworks, the increasing use of technology to both deliver and score second language tests, the responsibilities associated with assessing test takers with special needs, the concept of 'voice' in second language assessment, and assessment literacy for teachers and other test and score users.

Download or read book Finish Line for ELLs 2 0 written by Continental Press Staff and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the Finish Line for ELLs 2.0 workbook, English language learners can improve their performance across the language domains and become familiar with item types on state ELP assessments

Download or read book Michigan Profic Listen Speak Sb Rev 2004 written by Piniaris and published by New Editions. This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains material that can be used at any stage of your students' preparation for the ECPE.

Download or read book Basic Spoken Chinese Practice Essentials written by Cornelius C. Kubler and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-27 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use this one-of-a-kind practice guide together with any Chinese book or language program, and dramatically enhance your speaking and listening skills. No matter what book or course you're using to learn Chinese, it takes a lot of practice. Here is a wealth of effective practice activities--including more than 16 hours of audio material!--to help polish your spoken Mandarin Chinese. This book corresponds to Basic Spoken Chinese and allows you to move from complete beginner level to basic proficiency. Downloadable content features over 16 hours of audio material, as well as (printable) PDF files of hundreds of additional practice pages and exercises. Basic Spoken Chinese Practice Essentials includes carefully designed activities to help solidify every aspect of your spoken Chinese skills, including: Pronunciation exercises. Vocabulary and Grammar summaries. Substitution drills. Transformation and Response drills. Role Play & Listening Comprehension exercises. Dictation exercises. Translation exercises. The downloadable content contains: 16 hours of audio by native Mandarin speakers. Printable practice pages. Printable exercises and activities. Together with or after this book, you can use Basic Written Chinese if you want to learn Chinese reading and writing. It introduces the highest-frequency characters and words in a systematic way. About the Series Respected Chinese language expert Dr. Cornelius Kubler, who has taught diplomats, business people and students, presents a learning system that uses separate but integrated "tracks" to help you efficiently master the basics of spoken and written Chinese. The materials in the Basic Spoken Chinese series allow you to move from complete beginner level to intermediate fluency.

Download or read book Listening Myths written by Steven Brown and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2011-02-25 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume was conceived as a "best practices" resource for teachers of ESL listening courses. It was written to help ensure that teachers of listening are not perpetuating the myths of teaching listening.

Download or read book Michigan Proficiency Listening and Speaking written by Diane Piniaris and published by New Editions. This book was released on 2008-08-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perfect vehicle to help you enhance your students' listening and speaking skills while adding variety and depth to your ECPE curriculum! Attractively designed and packed with fresh, motivating material, Michigan Proficiency Listening & Speaking is designed to be used in the early stages of ECPE preparation in combination with the author's Michigan Proficiency First Steps and/or Michigan Proficiency Skills Builder. It can also be used effectively in the final months of ECPE preparation for students desiring additional practice beyond the listening and speaking material provided in books of full-length ECPE practice tests. A graded development of the skills and knowledge required to undertake the listening and speaking sections of the Michigan Proficiency Exam

Download or read book Michigan Proficiency Skills Builder Student Book written by Diane Piniaris and published by New Editions Sofia K Zafeiropoulo. This book was released on 2008-01-03 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michigan Proficiency Skills Builder is a motivating, attractive course book designed to provide students with the skills and test-taking strategies they need to become competent and confident Michigan ECPE candidates.

Download or read book Intermediate Mandarin Chinese Speaking Listening Practice written by Cornelius C. Kubler and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A breath of fresh air… Its dual track for spoken and written language finally gives American students a chance to develop oral proficiency without being slowed down by the character writing… An ideal textbook for any program that seeks to advance rapidly in spoken Chinese and to fully prepare the students for their encounter with China. --Dr. Jingqi Fu, Associate Professor of Chinese, St. Mary's College of Maryland"

Download or read book Teaching ESL EFL Listening and Speaking written by Jonathan M. Newton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-10-26 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide for teachers and teacher trainees provides a wealth of suggestions for helping learners at all levels of proficiency develop their listening and speaking skills and fluency, using a framework based on principles of teaching and learning. By following these suggestions, which are organised around four strands—meaning-focused input, meaning-focused output, language-focused learning, and fluency development—teachers will be able to design and present a balanced programme for their students. Updated with cutting-edge research and theory, the second edition of Teaching ESL/EFL Listening and Speaking retains its hands-on focus and engaging format, and features new activities and information on emerging topics, including: Two new chapters on Extensive Listening and Teaching Using a Course Book Expanded coverage of key topics, including assessment, pronunciation, and using the internet to develop listening and speaking skills Easy-to-implement tasks and suggestions for further reading in every chapter More tools for preservice teachers and teacher trainers, such as a sample unit, a "survival syllabus", and topic prompts The second edition of this bestselling book is an essential text for all Certificate, Diploma, Masters, and Doctoral courses for teachers of English as a second or foreign language.

Download or read book Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition written by Stephen D. Krashen and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Language Assessment written by H. Douglas Brown and published by Pearson Education ESL. This book was released on 2018-03-16 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Language Assessment: Principles and Classroom Practices is designed to offer a comprehensive survey of essential principles and tools for second language assessment. Its first and second editions have been successfully used in teacher-training courses, teacher certification curricula, and TESOL master of arts programs. As the third in a trilogy of teacher education textbooks, it is designed to follow H. Douglas Brown's other two books, Principles of Language Learning and Teaching (sixth edition, Pearson Education, 2014) and Teaching by Principles(fourth edition, Pearson Education, 2015). References to those two books are made throughout the current book. Language Assessment features uncomplicated prose and a systematic, spiraling organization. Concepts are introduced with practical examples, understandable explanations, and succinct references to supportive research. The research literature on language assessment can be quite complex and assume that readers have technical knowledge and experience in testing. By the end of Language Assessment, however, readers will have gained access to this not-so-frightening field. They will have a working knowledge of a number of useful, fundamental principles of assessment and will have applied those principles to practical classroom contexts. They will also have acquired a storehouse of useful tools for evaluating and designing practical, effective assessment techniques for their classrooms.