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Portfolio assessment 
This is a type of formative assessment and also continuous assessment. It consists of a collection of 
learners’ work done over a course or a year which shows evidence of development of their language skills.
 
Self-assessment 
When learners decide for themselves how good they think their progress or language use is. 
Summative assessment 
A type of assessment done at the end of a course where the focus is on learners receiving a grade for their 
work rather than receiving feedback on their progress. 
 
Assessment chart/Assessment profile 
A chart designed by the teacher and used for diagnostic purposes. The chart includes learners’ names and 
assessment criteria. The teacher uses it to monitor and record comments on learners’ progress and achievement in 
English. The comments are based on observation of learners working during class time, and/or on samples of written 
work done for homework. See chart, pupil profile chart. 
 
Assessment criteria 
The qualities against which a learner’s performance is judged for assessment. For example, assessment criteria for 
judging learners’ writing may be: accuracy of grammar, use of vocabulary, spelling and punctuation, organisation of 
ideas. 
 
Assessor: see teacher role. 
 
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Assimilation 
When a sound in connected speech becomes similar to a neighbouring sound e.g. in the sentence He grew up 
in Britain, the /n/ in ‘in’ is likely to be assimilated to / m / resulting in / ˆmbrˆtWn /. 
 

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