Unit details
ECL776 - Language Testing and Assessment
| Offered at: | (B, X) |
|---|---|
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Offerings: | Trimester 2 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | R Neilsen |
| Contact hours: | For on-campus students, 2 hours of seminar/workshop per week; for off-campus students, a half-day study day at the Melbourne Burwood Campus. |
Content
This unit aims to introduce students to the theory and practice of language testing and assessment in a range of second and foreign language contexts. It makes links between language curriculum and assessment and develops skills in test design, validation and evaluation appropriate to learning settings.
Topics to be addressed in this unit include: Current theories in language testing and assessment; The purposes of language assessment; Testing of language for specific purposes; Communicative language teaching methodology and its implications for assessment; The ethics in language assessment; Methods and techniques for testing speaking, listening, reading and writing skills; Self and peer assessment; Properties of language tests; and The evaluation of language assessment instruments.
Assessment
A description and evaluation report on a language assessment instrument (3000 words - 50%); and an essay on a current issue in language assessment (3000 words - 50%).
Prescribed texts
McNamara, T.F. (2000). Language Testing. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Fulcher, G and Davison, F. (2007). Language Testing and Assessment. An advanced resource book. Routledge publications.
Unit Fee Information
| Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Student Contribution Rate*** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
| $706 | $565 | $565 | $1872 | $2394 |
* Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2010
** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2009
*** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2008
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.
