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Testing and Evaluation - LING5003
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Languages and Linguistics
 
 
Course Outline: School of Languages and Linguistic Course Outlines
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 8
 
 
EFTSL: 0.16667 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Fee Band: 5 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

The principles and practice of language testing and assessment and of language teaching program evaluation with a special focus on TESOL. Includes practical work in the construction of tests and other assessment instruments and in the design of evaluation tools.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, students should gain a grounding in language testing that will enable students to participate in the development and administration of tests in an educational institution setting. More specifically, they should be able to:
  • Evaluate language tests critically
  • Demonstrate a critical awareness of the power of language tests
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the principles and terminology involved in language teaching
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the major trends in language testing, including their identifying features, strengths and weaknesses
  • Differentiate among different types of language test.

Assessment

  • Assignment 1 - 15%
  • Assignment 2 - 50%
  • Assignment 3 - 35%

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