ABSTRACT
Language assessment is an important element of language education because it feeds language teaching and can be used for different purposes. To start with, the studies about the perceptions of in-service English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers about what they think of Language assessment literacy (LAL) revealed that most teachers tended to consider assessment or evaluation something equal to testing or measurement. In addition, though novice EFL teachers reported they had good knowledge of designing language tests, they also stated they had some difficulty in applying their tests, due to the local needs of their teaching context. Teachers need to know what to test for which purpose, to be able to select, construct, and administer assessment, and to reflect on assessment results for better assessment practices, and thereby, for effective teaching opportunities and developed language learning. The chapter focuses on the perceptions and experiences of novice EFL teachers as well as their LAL training.
