Strategies of Assessment for Learning in the L2 Classroom

Abstract

In second language education, assessment for learning (AFL) is a relatively recent concept. Although the term first came into use in the UK in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, AFL has received increasing attention only in the last decade or so. This article attempts to unpack the notion of AFL by presenting seven strategies of AFL (Chappuis, 2009) that teachers can use in the L2 classroom, illustrating them with examples drawn from L2 reading and writing.