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Volume 10,Issue 8
14 January 2025
Developing Language Assessment Literacy of Pre-Service English Teachers: Frameworks and Cultivation Strategies
Jie Cao
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College of Foreign Studies, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi 435002, Hubei Province, China,
JCER 2025 , 9(1), 1–8;
https://doi.org/10.26689/jcer.v9i1.9378
Abstract
Assessment is a crucial aspect of the teaching process for teachers. Teachers’ assessment literacy is closely related to students’ learning outcomes. The language assessment literacy of foreign language teachers is a significant component of both teachers’ professional development and students’ learning, and it has become a research hotspot in the field of domestic language testing. Based on clarifying the theoretical framework of language assessment literacy, this paper proposes the main cultivation paths for pre-service English teachers’ language assessment literacy, aiming to provide inspiration and references for the cultivation, reform, and development of teachers in basic foreign language education.
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