ENGLISH CURRICULUM REFORM AND FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT POLICIES: CROSS-CASE ANALYSIS – IMPLICATIONS FOR ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT RESEARCH IN VIETNAM

THIS CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS ADVANTAGES OF ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT AND ELUCIDATES WHY ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT IS IMPORTANT FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING, AND ESPECIALLY FOR CURRICULUM REFORM POLICIES. A BRIEF REVIEW ON POTENTIAL PROBLEMS IMPLEMENTING ALTERNATIVE OR FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT POLICIES IN LANGUAGE CLASSROOMS IS PRESENTED. TWO REFORMED LANGUAGE CURRICULA AND ASSESSMENT POLICIES: CHINESE COLLEGE ENGLISH REFORMS AND VIETNAMESE GENERAL ENGLISH REFORMS ARE EXAMINED AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH RELATED TO ALTERNATIVE TYPES OF LANGUAGE ASSESSMENTS ARE PRESENTED. 2019 NOVA SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, INC.