Something that brings confidence to me and to my students is to dig out their diagnostic samples from the beginning of the semester.
- Listening - Have students take their diagnostic listening exam as we review for the final. See if their scores have improved. This is something my coworker, Lauren suggested.
- Speaking - This semester, to do their final speaking assessment, I scheduled the students to meet with me in pairs. I had them randomly choose one prompt from a selection of possibilities to discuss together. Immediately after they finished their 5-minute conversation, which I recorded on my laptop, I brought up and played their diagnostic speaking samples for them. After only 30 seconds or so into their recordings, both the students and I noticed their improvement-- in grammar, pronunciation, and overall confidence. I think this is definitely something I will continue to do in conjunction with final exam time.
