Assessment Model Implemented in Learning Gallery to Teach Cross Cultural Understanding for EFL Learners
Keywords:
Assessment model, learning gallery technique, Cross Cultural Understanding
Abstract
In response to one of the demands for EFL learners to have cross cultural competence mainly on cultures of English speaking countries, this article describes assessment model implemented in Learning Gallery technique to teach Cross Cultural Understanding. Learning Gallery as one of the innovative ways of teaching content courses with an abundant coverage of materials proves to be able to help learners to be competent in some topics of cultures. This fact has been proved by implementing assessment model, namely Student-Self Test and Teacher-Made Test. The result of this study reveals that such an assessment model brings about improving the students’ cross cultural competence and leads them to be more independent learners. Moreover, through a reflective interview given at the end of the course, they claim that by developing their own test and doing their peer’s made test, they are experienced in test development in addition to be better prepared for the test. Accordingly, this study gives a meaningful insight for EFL lecturers teaching content courses to implement Learning Gallery technique with such an assessment model in order to help the EFL learners to be autonomously independent learners and competent in their own subjects learnt.
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Black, P., and D. Wiliam. 1998. “Assessment and Classroom Learning.” Assessment in Education 5(1): 7–74.
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McMillan, J. H., & Hearn, J. 2008. Student self-assessment: The Key to Stronger Student Motivation and Higher Education. Retrieved December, 2008, from http://www.pilambda.org/horizons/v87-1/mcmillan.pdf
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Rahimi, M., & Karkami, F. H. (2015). The role of teachers’ classroom discipline in their teaching effectiveness and students’ language learning motivation and achievement: A path method. Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 3(1), 57-82.
Seeberg, V. & Minick, T. (2012). Enhancing Cross-cultural Competence in Multicultural Teacher Education: Transformation in Global Learning. International Journal of Multicultural Education, 14(3), 1-22.
Suntharesan, V. (2016). Colour Terms in Languages. Language in India, 16(2).
Weisi, H and Karimi, M.N. (2012). The effect of self - assessment among Iranian EFL learners. Presented at Akdeniz Language Studies Conference 2012. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 70 ( 2013 ) 731 – 737
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Wu, W. C. V., Marek, M., & Chen, N. S. (2013). Assessing cultural awareness and linguistic competency of EFL learners in a CMC-based active learning context. System, 41(3), 515-528.
Published
2018-06-27
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Iftanti, E. (2018). Assessment Model Implemented in Learning Gallery to Teach Cross Cultural Understanding for EFL Learners. Dinamika Ilmu, 18(1), 51-62. https://doi.org/10.21093/di.v18i1.969
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