Testing Student Language Performance at the Asian Institute of Technology

Authors

David Hall
Roger Hawkey
Brian Kenny

Publication Date

1986-01-01

Abstract

The students at the Asian Institute of Technology come from many different linguistic backgrounds but have to handle all aspects of their Masters degree courses in English. The English Language Centre is at AIT to help students cope with their very diverse communication needs in English. Its approach to this task is process-oriented, learner-centred, which is reflected in the various forms of evaluation used to help select, monitor and place the students. This paper presents an account of three of ELC's evaluation involvements : 1. a listening test used as part of the selection procedures for Thai applicants to AIT ; 2. a continuous profiling system for learners on the pre-sessional intensive programme and 3. the self-assessment questionnaire completed by all students to help them to decide if they wish to join first-term courses.

DOI

10.58837/CHULA.PASAA.16.2.5

First Page

59

Last Page

68

Recommended Citation

Hall, David; Hawkey, Roger; and Kenny, Brian (1986) "Testing Student Language Performance at the Asian Institute of Technology," PASAA: Vol. 16: Iss. 2, Article 5.
DOI: 10.58837/CHULA.PASAA.16.2.5
Available at: https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/pasaa/vol16/iss2/5