THE TESTING OF LISTENING IN BILINGUAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF COSTA RICA: BRIDGING GAPS BETWEEN THEORY AND PRACTICE

Roy Gamboa Mena; Henry Sevilla Morales

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dc.creator	Roy Gamboa Mena
dc.creator	Henry Sevilla Morales
dc.date	2014
dc.date.accessioned	2022-03-29T14:19:27Z
dc.date.available	2022-03-29T14:19:27Z
dc.identifier	http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=44731371006
dc.identifier.uri	http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/144956
dc.description	Despite listening being one of the most crucial skills in the process of communication, research shows that it has been neglected in most English as a Foreign Language (EFL) programs, both worldwide and in Costa Rica. Worse yet, mismatches between theory and practice often result in poor listening assessment in many institutions. Thus, this article examined current listening testing practices by Ministry of Public Education (in Spanish, MEP) in-service teachers ranked C1 according to the Common European Framework (CEF) in bilingual secondary schools of the West Area of Costa Rica. Listening tests created and administered by those teachers were analyzed for their compliance with both theory on listening assessment and MEPs guidelines on assessment. The study revealed that even though teachers had previously received training on testing, the tests they created do not fully comply with both MEPs guidelines and theoretical principles on listening assessment. Findings expand conclusions drawn by Gamboa and Sevilla (2013) in previous research on listening assessment and provide several contributions to the current bulk of literature on listening testing practices in Costa Rica. Such conclusions also reveal areas of listening assessment that need to be further tackled through teacher training.
dc.format	application/pdf
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Universidad de Costa Rica
dc.relation	http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=447
dc.rights	Revista Electrónica "Actualidades Investigativas en Educación"
dc.source	Revista Electrónica "Actualidades Investigativas en Educación" (Costa Rica) Num.2 Vol.14
dc.subject	Educación
dc.subject	LISTENING SKILLS
dc.subject	ENGLISH
dc.subject	TEACHING ENGLISH
dc.subject	TEACHERS
dc.subject	BILINGUAL HIGH SCHOOLS
dc.subject	WEST AREA
dc.subject	MINISTRY OF PUBLIC EDUCATION
dc.subject	COSTA RICA
dc.title	THE TESTING OF LISTENING IN BILINGUAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF COSTA RICA: BRIDGING GAPS BETWEEN THEORY AND PRACTICE
dc.type	artículo científico