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APPENDIX 1
CATEGORIES OF TEST METHOD FACET
1. FACETS OF THE TESTING
ENVIRONMENT
Famillarity of the place and equipment
Personel
Time of testing
Physical conditions

4. FACETS OF THE EXPECTED

RESPONSE
Format
Channel (aural, visual)
Mode (productive)
Type of response (selected/ constructed)
Form of response (language,
2. FACETS OF THE TEST RUBRIC
nonlanguage, both)
Test organisation
Language of response (native, target,
Salience of parts
both)
Sequence of parts
Nature of language
Relative importance of parts
Length
Time allocation
Propositional content
Instructions
Vocabulary (frequency, specialization)
Language (native, target)
Degree of contextualization
Channel (aural, visual)
(embedded/ reduced)
Specification of procedures and tasks
Distribution of new information
Explicitness of criteria for correctness
(compact/ diffuse)
Type of information (concrete/
3. FACETS OF THE INPUT
abstract, positive/ negative, factual/ counterFormat
factual)
Channel of presentation (aural, visual)
Topic
Mode of presentation (receptive)
Genre
Form of presentation (language,
Organizational characteristics
nonlanguage, both)
Grammar
Vehicle of presentation (live, canned,
Cohesion
both)
Rhetorical organization
Identification of problem (specific,
Pragmatic characteristics
general)
Illocutionary force
Degree of speededness
Sociolinguistic characteristics
Nature of language
Restriction on response
Length
Channel
Propositional content
Format
Vocabulary (frequency, specialization)
Organizational characteristics
Degree of contextualization
Propositional and illocutionary
(embedded/ reduced)
characteristics
Distribution of new information
Time or length of response

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(compact/ diffuse)
Type of information (concrete/
abstract, positive/ negative, factual/ counterfactual)
Topic
Genre
Organizational characteristics
Grammar
Cohesion
Rhetorical organization
Pragmatic characteristics
Illocutionary force
Sociolinguistic characteristics

5. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INPUT

AND RESPONSE
Reciprocal
Nonreciprocal
Adaptive

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APPENDIX 2
COURSE BOOK DESCRIPTION
Basic English for Computing (for students majoring in Computer Science at the
University of Technology) includes 28 Units. The units have from 7 to 13 tasks depending
on the language features and skills focused. The tasks focus on vocabulary building,
reading comprehension, listening skill, some grammar and some writing.
TOPIC CHECKLIST
Everyday uses of computers
Types of computer
Parts of a computer
Keyboard and mouse
Interview technology student
Input devices
Out put devices
Storage devices
Graphical User Interface
Computing support assistant interview
Networks
Communications
The Internet email and newsgroup
The Internet World Wide Web
Website designer interview
Word processing
Databases and spreadsheets
Graphics and multimedia
Programming
Analyst/programmer interview
Languages
Low-level system
Future trends 1
Future trends 2
IT manager interview
Issues in computing
Careers in computing
System manager interview

Unit and Page No

Unit 1, p.6
Unit 2, p.10
Unit 3, p.14
Unit 4, p.18
Unit 5, p.22
Unit 6, p.26
Unit 7, p.30
Unit 8, p.34
Unit 9, p.38
Unit 10, p.42
Unit 11, p.46
Unit 12, p.50
Unit 13, p.54
Unit 14, p.58
Unit 15, p.63
Unit 16, p. 66
Unit 17, p.70
Unit 18, p.74
Unit 19, p.78
Unit 20, p.82
Unit 21, p.86
Unit 22, p.90
Unit 23, p.94
Unit 24, p.98
Unit 25, p.103
Unit 26, p.106
Unit 27, p.110
Unit 28, p. 114

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GRAMMAR CHECKLIST
Unit
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

Task
Articles
Comparison
Instruction-making
structures
Present simple
Wh- questions with
present simple
Function-describing
structures
Advice-giving structure
Linking words
Definition-making
structures
Adverbs of frequency
Conditional sentences
Present passive
Past simple vs. Past
continuous
-ing form
Have to / Must
Present perfect passive
Certainty expressing
structures
Time clauses
Problem / Solution
expressing structures
Present simple vs.
present continuous
Reporting
Linking word: contrast
expressing
Prediction-making
structures
Will and Would
Certainty expressions
Making guidelines &
rules
Should vs. Must
Revision

Example
Fill the gaps with a suitable article
Fill the gaps with the correct form of the suitable adjective
Fill in the gaps with verbs, use Dont when needed
Correct mistakes in sentences
Look at the time table and make questions
Matching devices with its functions
Describe functions of devices using provided structures
Make sentences from words
Fill the gaps with suitable words provided
Matching sentences from column A with column B
Looking at a statistic table, make sentences a using appropriate
adverb
Link each actions with a suitable consequence
Complete sentences using passive form of verbs provided
Put the verbs in brackets into correct tense
Complete gaps with appropriate ing form of verbs provided
Make sentences using has/have to, must and mustnt
Look at two letters, then describe changes
Complete If- sentences using an appropriate expression of
certainty
Link pairs of sentences using time words
Match problems with solutions
Suggest solutions to problems
Complete sentences using the right form of verbs provided
Report each of the messages provided
Link pairs of sentences using contrast whereas, in contrast or
but
Make sentences of predictions about provided things
Link words provided to make predictions with would
Sentence making using words provided
Rewrite sentences using must or mustnt
Make sentences using should or must
Gap filling, linking sentences, choose right form of verbs

SKILLS CHECKLIST
SKILL

TASK TYPE

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MCQ (p. 52)

Table completion (p. 19, 27, 35, 79, 87, 95, 100, 107)

True/False questions (p.31)

Open-ended questions (p. 46, 55, 70, 91, 106)

Information questions (p. 7, 11, 39, 67, 110)

Matching (p. 15, 55, 58, 75)

-Listen for details

Information gap (p.6, 14, 22, 30, 38, 103)

- Listen for gist

MCQ (p.10, 19, 26, 34, 42)

Gap filling (p. 9, 13, 29, 33)

Table completion (p. 25, 81, 89)

Sentence completion/writing (p. 65, 77, 93, 105, 109, 113)

Short paragraph writing (p.17, 21, 41, 45, 49, 57, 62, 69,

READING

LISTENING

WRITING

73, 97
-

Matching (p. 9, 25)

Pairwork (p.37, 53, 69, 85, 116)

Information gap (p.37, 53, 69, 85, 116)

Group work discussion (p.102)

SPEAKING

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APPENDIX 3
THE FINAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST (TEST 6)
SECTION 1: Multiple choice questions
Chn cu tr li ng nht bng cch khoanh trn A, B, C hoc D hon thnh cc
cu sau:
1. To identify errors in a program means to .it
A. analyze

B. define

C. make out

D. see to

2. ..always want to access to other computers and change the data without
permission.
A. hacking

B. hackers

C. piraters

D. programmers

3. Dr. Trepagnier will study ways of expanding the computer programs

A. capabilities

B. capacities

C. capable

D. capacity

4. You should always .. an anti-virus package to deal with new viruses

A. buy

B. copy

C. update

D. scan

5. If your network fails, contact to .immediately.

A. network support person

C. post office

B. computer salesperson

D. hardware engineer

6. A fixed sequence of steps which processors follow to process a program instruction is

called
A. recycling

B. recycle

C. cycle

D. machine cycle

7. A robot once properly., will not put a chip in the wrong place.
A. programmed

B. programs

C. programming

D. program

8. Computers are often protected by.

A. viruses

B. ID cards

C. passwords

D. software

9. To provide and backup the client needs is one of salespersons

A. job

B. do

C. doing

D. duties

10. You should learn about if you want to maintain peripherals

A. network

B. software

C. computer

D. hardware

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SECTION 2: Reading comprehension

c k on vn sau, ri tr li cc cu hi bng cch khoanh trn A, B, C hoc D
Computing is relatively new and is developing at an increasing fast rate. Because
computers are general purposes instruments, they can be used in many different ways. It is
impossible to predict with any certainty how computers will be used in the future, but some
new developments have already taken place which are certainly likely to become more
important in the future. Robots in human form have often featured in science fiction.
Robotic arms are commonly used for car manufacture, nuclear plants, and for bomb
disposal. In the future, insect-sized robot micro- machines (tiny mechanisms built on
electronic chips) may be used as sensors or for doing in very small spaces which are very
difficult to access. They may even be used inside the human body for drug delivery, curing
common ailments.Virtual reality (VR) is already used for games and entertainment. The
user wears special headgear that projects 3-D images into their eyes, and the special gloves
to provide a sense of touch. It is likely that VR will be used in many ways in the future,
including providing a home shopping environment, and allowing premises to be guarded
remotely. It is also likely to be used for air traffic control and for training doctors, allowing
them to practice difficult operations safely. Smart cards are already being used for storing
information about the user, for controlling access to facilities and as a means of providing
money in an electronic form, medical cards, which store information about the users of
medical history, may become common, and banks already experimenting with the use of
smart cards.
1.How is computing developing?
A. faster and faster

C. slowly down

B. not as fast as before

D. fast as usual

2.How certainly can we say about the future use of computers?

A. absolutely

C. quite certainly

B. absolutely uncertainly

D. a little bit certainly

3.What computing applications are surely likely to become more important in the future?
A. instruments, virtual reality

C. electronic money, smart cards

B. air-traffic control, training doctors

D. robotics, virtual reality, smart cards

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4. Robots in human form means .

A. Robots as tall as human
B. Robots with all parts like humans
C. Robots implanted inside the human body
D. Robots forming a human.
5. In VR, special gloves gives the user sense of touch means ............................
A. the user feels as if he touches the thing
B. the user really touches the thing
C. the user touches the thing with his hands.
D. the user touches the thing with his eyes
SECTION 3: Gap-filling
Chn mt t thch hp in vo ch trng
been

perfect

said

told

about

since

perfectly

than

who

that

for

problems

over

so

such

A new VR (virtual reality) headset for the home user will be in the shops soon. The makers
claim that it will change the way (1) computer games are played. Unlike
the heavy VR headsets that people have been using .(2) the last few years,
the new sets look more like a pair of sunglasses .(3) a firemans helmet.
A spokesman for the company (4) A lot of people had
(5) with the old headsets. They were .(6) heavy that if
you wore them continuously for more than an hour or so, they could cause quite a lot of
pain. Our new headsets are very comfortable, and will be (7) for games as
well as in education.. Some scientists, however, are worried (8) the
effects of VR. Child psychologist Brenda Smith explained There have already
(9) several cases or violence among young children where computer games
were to blame. With VR, we will soon have children (10) are not used to
playing with other people.

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SECTION 4: Sentence building

S dng nhng cm t cho sn di y vit li thnh mt cu hon chnh (c th
thm hoc thay i v tr cc t trong cu nu cn thit)
1. Handheld computers / fit / your pocket / In contrast / supercomputers / occupy / whole /
room.
...........................................................................................................................
2. The price / computers / be / cheap / and / cheap
................................................................................................................... ..............................
3. Bill / work / the company / for / last / 25 / year
..................................................................................................................................................
4. C++ / be / develop / the C language.
..................................................................................................................................................
5. Wear / head mounts / consumers / browse / products / a virtual showroom.
..................................................................................................................................................
SECTION 5: Sentence transforming
Hy vit li cc cu sau y nhng khng c lm thay i ngha ban u ca cu
cho sn.
1. Are you sure you want to shut down the computer? (Reported Speech)
It................................................................................................................................................
2. Delete files (Y/N)? (Reported Speech)
It................................................................................................................................................
3. Some students who didnt understand the questions failed the exams. (Reduction of
Relative clause)
..................................................................................................................................................
4.

Barbara

works

for

company.

It

makes

computer

hardware.

(Relative

clause) ......................................................................................................................................
............
5. We use floppy disks to transfer the data from a computer to another. (Passive
voice) .......................................................................................................................................
...........

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SECTION 6: Translate into English:

Dch cc cu sau sang ting Anh
1. S khc bit gia LAN v WAN l: WAN l mng c ni qua in thoi. LAN l
mng cc b thng dng trong cng 1 to nh hoc mt s to nh gn nhau

.
2. Mt khi c mng, bn c th chia s bt c thit b ngoi vi no: my in, sao lu v
cc thit b sao lu.

.
SECTION 7: Translate into Vietnamese:
Dch cc cu sau sang ting Vit
1.Viruses are commonly passed via disks but they can also spread through bulletin boards,
local area networks, and email attachments.
.
.

2.When a user wants a batch job to be processed by the data processing department, they
take their work to the data control clerks who are supervised by the data controller
..
.

KEY AND MARKING SCALE

SECTION 1: (1.5 points)
1. A

6. D

2. B

7. A

3. D

8. C

4. C

9. A

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5. A

10. D

SECTION 2: (2.5 points)

1. A

2. B

3. D

4. B

5. A

SECTION 3: (1.5 points)

1. that

6. so

2. for

7. perfect

3. than

8. about

4. said

9. been

5. problems

10. who

SECTION 4: (1.5 points)

1. Handheld computers fit into your pocket. In contrast, supercomputers occupy the
whole room.
2. The price of computers is/ will be cheaper and cheaper
3. Bill has worked for the company for the last 25 years.
4. C++ is/ was developed from the C language.
5. Wearing head mounts, consumers can browse products in a virtual showroom.
SECTION 5: (1.5 points)
1. It asks you if you are sure you want to shut down the computer
2. It asks you if you want to delete files
3. Some students not understanding the questions failed the exams
4. Barbara works for a company which makes computer hardware.
5. Floppy disks are used to transfer the data from a company to another.
SECTION 6 (0.5 points)
1. The difference between LAN and WAN is that WAN is a network connected
through telephone line, but LAN is a local network used in a building or some
nearby buildings.
2. Once having a network, you can share any peripheral devices: printers, backup
drives and backup devices.
SECTION 7 (1 point)
1. Vi rt thng c truyn qua a nhng chng cng c th ly lan qua cc bng
tin, mng ni b v cc tp tin nh km th in t.

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2. Khi ngi s dng mun x l cng vic bng b phn x l d liu, h chuyn
cng vic ca mnh ti nhn vin kim sot d liu, nhng nhn vin ny do b
phn kim sot d liu gim st

APPENDIX 4
ITEM ANALYSIS BY ITEM AND TEST ANALYSIS PROGRAM
ITEMAN FOR WINDOWS VERSION 3.50