CHALLENGES RELATED TO PSYCHOLOGICAL CRITERIA OF ASSESSING BILINGUALISM (IN PRIMARY GRADES)
Author(s) -
Natela Imedadze
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of multilingual education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1987-9601
DOI - 10.22333/ijme.2013.2004
Subject(s) - neuroscience of multilingualism , psychology , primary (astronomy) , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , physics , astrophysics , neuroscience
The article explores the issue of assessing acquizition of the second language in the billinguial context. Different approaches and perspectives of this issue are overviewed. In addition to this, the article presents challenges of the assessment by discretive tests, particularly in primary grades. Finally, the article proposes incorporation of psychological criteria in the assessment of the language acquizition, such as spontaneity of verbal expressions, productivity and alignmnet with the communication strategy. The article also shows the importance of theoratical background for the assessment of the effectiveness of the second language instruction.
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