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Description
Rubrics are a common instrument for scoring students’ language performance. Developing scoring rubrics is a crucial step in assessing language proficiency, particularly the assessment of speaking and writing skills. Scoring rubrics should be designed in such a way that they accurately reflect the different components of the language competence and the levels of performance being targeted in these skills. Despite the adoption of communicative language competence, the development of the National Foreign Language Competence Framework (KNLNN), and the significant time allocation for teaching speaking, writing, and productive projects lessons in almost all the popular English textbooks, over the last few decades, teachers of English in Vietnamese schools have not received adequate training on rubric developments. They also may not have access to high-quality rubrics applicable for their contexts.
This workshop capitalizes on such a gap in the language assessment practices of Vietnamese teachers of English. The initial part of the workshop will briefly investigate the participants’ experience and opinions on rubric designing, followed by a concise review of necessary theories for constructing language assessment goals and rubrics. The primary focus of the workshop will be on practical illustrations of the mentioned theories, with established rubrics ready to be applied for high school English speaking and writing lessons in Vietnam, and the practical activities in which participants will design speaking and writing rubrics in alignment with the Vietnamese English curriculum.
Biography
Dr. Duong Thu Mai works mainly with the University of Languages and International Studies at Vietnam National University in a range of roles. She lectures in a wide variety of English-related subjects including English language skills, English teaching pedagogy, and language assessment. She has extensive experience in developing language courses and in coordinating and teaching in language assessment courses. Dr Duong has had major project responsibility in a range of university and national-scale research projects in Vietnam.
Pham Thi Thu Ha is a lecturer of Faculty of English Language Teacher Education, University of Languages and International Studies – Vietnam National University. She obtained her Master of Education from University of Leuven, Belgium, thanks to the Belgian government’s scholarship. She also attained an advanced master degree on “Culture and Development Studies” from University of Leuven, thanks to Roger Dillemans Fund Scholarship. Her research interests are language assessment, teaching English as an international language (EIL) and English language teacher education.
