# Transcript

Maria Luisa Perez Cavana

Welcome to the Open Educational Resource Unit Assessment in Secondary MFL – Issues in Practise.

I'm Maria Luisa Perez Cavana and when designing this unit I drew on my many years in MFL education as a German and Spanish teacher as well as my experience of initial teacher education.

Assessment is challenging for MFL teachers in secondary schools because language learning is very complex involving the skills like listening, speaking, writing and reading and also communicative interaction cultural awareness and the willingness to participate and to take risks.

So it’s important to understand the importance of assessment in a learner’s language development, in particular what should be assessed and how.

This unit is for beginner teachers of MFL in secondary schools. It starts by looking at what it means to make progress in MFL. From there it lists a number of key assessment strategies, identifying some challenges assessing language learning.

A key aspect here is outlining the differences between affirmative and summative assessment and exploring different assessment approaches.

The unit ends by exploring ideas and beliefs about effective assessment of language learning.

I'm sure you will find this unit enjoyable and interesting.