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A survey of Test papers used at secondary schools in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam

The study also examined in details the contents of test papers which were randomly collected from secondary school teachers in Thai Nguyen province to support data for the analysis. Although communicative testing is considered to be focused not only on what the learner knows about the second language and about how to use it but also on the learner’s ability to actually demonstrate this knowledge in real-life situations, the fact of language testing shows what is not like theory. As the result, the findings of the analysis will be used to make practical suggestions for the testing procedure to ensure successful learning objectives. | Dương Đức Minh Tạp chí KHOA HỌC & CÔNG NGHỆ 59(11): 88 - 94 A SURVEY OF TEST PAPERS USED AT SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THAI NGUYEN, VIETNAM Duong Duc Minh Thai Nguyen University of Technology, TNU ABSTRACT The purpose of this article is to overview teaching strategies based on the communicative approaches to second language teaching with the focus on testing methods that are related to communicative language teaching in order to discuss advantages and disadvantages of these methods. The study also examined in details the contents of test papers which were randomly collected from secondary school teachers in Thai Nguyen province to support data for the analysis. Although communicative testing is considered to be focused not only on what the learner knows about the second language and about how to use it but also on the learner’s ability to actually demonstrate this knowledge in real-life situations, the fact of language testing shows what is not like theory. As the result, the findings of the analysis will be used to make practical suggestions for the testing procedure to ensure successful learning objectives. Key words: Communicative approaches; Test papers designs; Language Testing. INTRODUCTION Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) issued a mandate 7984/BGDĐTGDTrH on 1st September 2008 with the aim to improve the general system of education and training. In the context of modern trends in education in the country, apart from experimenting with new teaching methods, more and more secondary schools in Thai Nguyen have found and applied new types of tests with a view of fostering better achievements. However, nowadays, in secondary schools in Thai Nguyen, testing is used as the only means to evaluate students’ language proficiency, and many problems exist in the way the test papers are made. In this article the techniques that are used in designing test papers by teachers in secondary schools in Thai Nguyen will be surveyed. The focus of the article .