Changes of English Syllabuses and Textbooks in High schools vis-a-vis Assessment: The Case of Grade Eleven English Tests
| dc.contributor.advisor | Demissie, Teshome (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gerba, Bekele | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-09T12:50:10Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-09T04:05:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-09T12:50:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-09T04:05:17Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2001-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In the last three decades there have been lots of changes in the language teaching profession. These changes are mainly the results of the broadening of views about the nature of language and language learning. This worldwide phenomenon is also reflected in our country in that new English syllabuses and textbooks are now in use. In this study, an attempt was made to explore whether testing has also changed in accordance with changes of the syllabuses. To investigate this, contents of the new Grade 11 English textbooks were compared with contents of the 1992 E.C. test papers of four sample high schools in Addis Ababa. The comparison was made in terms of grammatical components, communicative functions, skills/sub-skills included, and test formats employed. Additionally, two sets of questionnaire were distributed to 208 students and 20 teachers to gather information regarding the skills/sub-skills and test formats emphasized in classroom teaching and testing. The study revealed that contents of the syllabus/textbooks and the test papers vary greatly. Moreover, it was found out that grammar, vocabulary, and reading comprehension are the most emphasized language areas in classroom lessons and classroom tests; multiple choice is the most dominant test format employed in testing. In sum, changes in the syllabus do not seem to have been accompanied by innovations in testing. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/7415 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | English Syllabuses | en_US |
| dc.title | Changes of English Syllabuses and Textbooks in High schools vis-a-vis Assessment: The Case of Grade Eleven English Tests | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |