摘要
This paper explores the perceptions of college English teachers towards language test development, with a focus on the harmful backwash effects, specifically derived from teachers' misconceptions. Personal accounts of ten college teachers of English were cited and analyzed in themes, and misconceptions were identified through descriptive interpretations. The study reveals that English teachers at college are not well-acquainted with the conceptual bases for language testing due to little formal instructions. Uninformed decisions on testing and unintelligent teacher-assessment practices are potential sources of harmful backwash on teaching and learning. A dangerous tendency of reduced efforts in teacher-assessments is present among language teachers, due to blind faith in established tests, and the absence of language testing competence or excessive emphasis on High-stakes tests in research. More in-service teacher training and action research are called for.
大学英语教师对语言评价的认识误区是导致测试产生负面反拨的重要根源。通过分析十位大学英语教师就访谈问题的报告,笔者发现:大学英语教师普遍缺乏对语言评价的全面认识,语言测试的能力较弱或缺失。命题过程不规范、命题质量不高、过多使用现成试题从而放弃自主命题等问题直接导致测试对教学的负面反拨。对高利害考试过多关注从而忽视对课堂测试的研究现象,值得我们反思。
