Alternative Assessment as a Motivational Tool for Young Learners

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2015-05-10

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Çetin, Lynn Bethard
Gürbüz, Nurdan

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This paper is conducted to highlight the motivational role of alternative assessment in the teaching/learning of English for specific purposes (ESP). The population is the students of Sudan International University (SIU). Mixed methods are adopted. The use of both thematic and statistical analysis techniques, has interpreted a significant encouraging correlation between students' final accomplishment and their achievement in in-class activities. Moreover, students' motivation towards the course of ESP is noticeably raised.

Subject Keywords

Motivational, Alternative, Assessment

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/76967

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International Conference on Applied Linguistics, 2015

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Department of Foreign Language Education, Conference / Seminar

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L. B. Çetin and N. Gürbüz, “Alternative Assessment as a Motivational Tool for Young Learners,” presented at the International Conference on Applied Linguistics, 2015, Çanakkale, Türkiye, 2015, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/76967.