Call for Applications: Language Assessment in the Classroom(Online Course)

Deadline: ongoing

Describtion

In the last 15 years, assessment has had an increasingly significant impact on education policy globally. Consequently, there is a growing need among teachers to understand how assessment works.

In this course, you will learn about the principles of sound language assessment. You will develop an understanding of the ideas in developing different types of test and how they can be applied. With guidance from experienced test developers and international assessment experts, you will explore practical ways of assessing language and skills which you can use in your classroom.

What topics will you cover?

• Principles of language assessment
  Formative and summative assessment
  Positive washback
  Assessment and testing

• Assessing speaking
  Formats, tasks and settings
  Rating scales

• Assessing writing
  Assessment tasks
  Marking criteria
  Feedback

• Assessing reading
  Meaningfulness and authenticity
  Developing reading tests
  Scoring reading tests

• Assessing listening
  Task types for listening assessment
  Scoring listening tests

• Assessing grammar and vocabulary
  Principles of testing grammar and vocabulary

• Test development
  Assessment and course planning
  Approaches to testing
  The test development cycle
  Evaluating the effectiveness of a test

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