Tuesday's Tip for Language Learning #31: Doing Well on Tests
Excerpt from Think Yourself into Becoming a Language Learning Super Star Doing Well on Tests If it were up to me, I would never give a test. As a teacher, I have never found that a test provided much useful information beyond what I already knew from interacting with learners—and they certainly traumatize some learners. As a program administrator, I was in the position for three different programs I oversaw, not to require tests. I did not, and learners learned and, in my opinion, faster because they were not spending time studying for tests and taking tests but rather learning the language. [1] That said, tests are very likely here to stay. They are even big business for testing companies. So, clearly nearly every learner will need to be able to deal well with in-class and course tests and general proficiency tests, used for a variety or purposes other than course grades. I would urge all readers of this book to focus first on language learning. In that way, you will also be prepar