Useful evaluation sheets

http://rubistar.4teachers.org/

What is this?

RubiStar is a tool to help the teacher who wants to use rubrics but does not have the time to develop them from scratch. Choose from topics such as Oral Projects, Research and Writing, Word Skills, Multimedia, Products, Science, Math, Reading, Music, and Art. You also have the ability to view, edit, and analyze a saved rubric. Also, RubiStar now provides a way for you to analyze the performance of your whole class.

Why is the content good for language learning?

• This is totally free.
• This site provides well-oarganized example of evaluation criteria.
• This is easy to make own assessment sheet.
• This is well systematic and easy to follow.

How might you use it in a language teaching context?

• When the teacher is teaching how to make a presentation, he can use evaluation sheets in order to make students reflect both individually and collaboratively.
• The process of reflection promotes learner autonomy through self-correction.
• It is very important for students to know what aspects will be assessed by the teacher.

here is an example of assessment sheet for oral presentation. 

Limitations

• The teacher should have clear idea of criteria.
• Giving too many assessment makes students demotivated.

Various kinds of printable worksheets

http://english-zone.com/index.php

What is this?

This site has huge resources such as grammer, idiom, spelling, writing, vocabrary, reading, and pronounciation. One of the unique features is teacher zone which deals with activities and worksheets, but some of them cannot print our if you are not member.

Why is the content good for language learning?

• It is basically free. (Some contents only for members)
• It covers a various kind of needs. (Both teachers and students)
• Most of worksheets are printable.
• It contains tips for students.

How might you use it in a language teaching context?

• The teacher can recommend this site to students to review lessons at home.
• The teacher can use the worksheet from this site in the class.
• The student can learn many kinds of tips like note-taking (see below)

Example

Limitations

• It does not cover much about listening.
• If you are a visual learner, you might have difficulty in making yourself interested.
• If the teacher recommends learners to review this site, learners need to internet access. 

Program by the University of Victoria

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/

What is this?
The Study Zone is for students of the English Language Centre (ELC) at the University of Victoria. The English-language lessons and practice exercises are created by teachers at the ELC. While the site is designed to support  adult English-language learners.
This site gives you various exercises such as grammar, vocabrary, reading, and puzzels depending on a learner's English level.

Why is the content good for language learning?

・Learners and teachers can choose the English language level:

  Upper Beginner (Level 200)

  Lower Intermediate (Level 330)

  Intermediate (Level 410)

  Upper Intermediate (Level 490)

  Advanced (Level 570)

 ・Learners and teachers can choose exercises to foster specific skill

How might you use it in a language teaching context?

If the topic of today is about adverbs, a teacher can give students immediate practice to see if students can understand 'adverbs' or not by usind this site.
Here is the image of exercise from the site.

・Limitations
・Depending on the level, a variety of exercise are limited. For example, the material for advanced learners are little
・It might be difficult for students to study at home if they don't have internet access.