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CHALLENGE THREE

Assessing meanings It is concerned about the meaning and how
meaning in a model of communicative

language ability can be defined and

assessed.
The assessment of meaning in terms of ▪ The primary goal in grammar

grammatical meaning and pragmatic assessment is to notice if students are
meaning able to use forms to acquire their basic

point across correctly and significantly. If
meaning is construct-relevant, as a

result communicative meaningfulness

should be scored.

▪ Pragmatic meaning involves an amount

of implied meanings that originate from
context relating to the interpersonal

relationship of the interlocutors.

▪ The distinctions between grammatical

meaning and pragmatic meanings are
observable when L2 students fail at the

moment of understanding how
meanings could be extended or

intentionally confusing.

CHALLENGE FOUR

Reconsidering grammar-test tasks To design tasks that are authentic and

engaging measures of performance, it is
It is related to the design of test tasks necessary to consider:

that are able to measure grammatical
ability and provide authentic and

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