TEACHER’ ASSESSMENT OF YOUNG LANGUAGE LEARNERS’ SPEAKING SKILL

Abstract

This study aims to analyze how the teacher designs and assesses young learners’
speaking skill test. This research applied qualitative descriptive method by
interviewing 17 teachers of Madrasah Ibtidaiyah in Tajurhalang. This research
revealed that the skills assessed by the teachers are storytelling (8), picture talks
(2), oral presentation (2), description (2), and question and answer (3). The
techniques used by the teachers in assessing young learner speaking skill further,
most of teachers Madrasah Ibtidaiyah in Tajurhalang district used fluency (6) and
some of them used comprehension (5), vocabulary (5), and pronunciation (1) as a
criterion in assessing the students’ speaking skill. Above all, as a language
teacher, we have to know the characteristics of young learners and design the
proper test to make sure young learners' language speaking skill and components
because it will be an important role for teaching and learning process.