the role of testing in the evaluation of the language students’ learning in teaching the german language

the occurrence of miscues in the speaking of language learning students is anundeniable matter which can be a result of stress, lack of concentration,psychological factors, and inefficiency in the testing of the students’ learning.the manner of dealing with this issue and the effort to resolve it is crucial indifferent language teaching methods. a survey of the history of germanlanguage teaching shows that the most efficient and important method oflanguage learning is “analysis of miscues” (modell didaktische analyse)which, through standard testing, tries to prevent the language learners frommaking mistakes and thus, simplify the process of language learning. in thisnew method, the students’ knowledge and skills are studied through the analysisof miscues and explaining them. the more accurate and purposeful the test isdesigned, the easier it will be to evaluate the students’ learning and analyze itbased on what they have and have not learnt. considering the importance ofspeaking, writing, listening, and reading skills in the “analysis of miscues”method, tests are designed at proper times and conditions, either separately ormerged. this essay attempts to analyze, with proper examples, each specificlanguage skill so that through complete familiarity and by their aid, thelanguage teacher can evaluate the knowledge and learning of the students andteach german to the researchers and students of this field.