Assessment
Assessment and feedback
Assessment in language teaching is more than a mark at the end of term. This section explains how to place learners, describe progress with the CEFR, give feedback that actually helps and assess speaking and writing fairly, including what learners can assess themselves.
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In this section
CEFR Levels A1 to C2 Explained for Teachers
The six CEFR levels A1 to C2 in plain words for teachers: what learners can do at each level, how to use can-do descriptors and common misunderstandings.
Feedback in Digital Language Exercises
Which feedback works in digital language exercises: right or wrong, solution or hint, immediate or delayed, with examples, a decision table and AI tips.
Placement Tests in Language Teaching: How They Work
How placement tests work from the teacher's side: what they measure, how to build a short test with a speaking check and how to use results to form groups.
Rubrics for Assessing Speaking and Writing
How to build rubrics for speaking and writing: criteria, level bands, sample rubrics for B1 speaking and A2 to B1 writing, and tips for fair, quick marking.
Self-Assessment, Can-Do Statements and Portfolios
How learners assess themselves with can-do statements and portfolios: checklists, class routines, the European Language Portfolio and digital options.
Other sections
Language teaching methods
Communicative and task-based teaching, the action-oriented approach of the CEFR, CLIL, exercise design, vocabulary and grammar work and intercultural learning, explained for practice.
Digital tools for language teaching
AI assistants and ChatGPT prompts, H5P, LearningApps and Wordwall, quiz and flashcard tools, collaboration boards, authentic web material, video and podcasts: what each tool is good for in class.
Planning language lessons
How to plan a language lesson step by step, differentiate for mixed-ability groups, build speaking into every lesson and design blended or online lessons that still feel like teaching.