Overview

This topic explores the theoretical and practical aspects of language assessment. It covers basic concepts in assessment such as reliability, validity and authenticity, as well as a variety of tools and techniques for assessing language proficiency. This topic will give students a solid grounding for fairly and effectively assessing language … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Aims

This topic aims to:

  • Raise awareness of assessment as an integral aspect of language teaching and learning
  • Familiarise students with a variety of language assessment tools and techniques
  • Enable development of appropriate classroom assessment practices

Learning outcomes

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
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Examine basic concepts in language assessment
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Explore language assessment tools and techniques which can be used in classroom contexts
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Develop language assessment tools and techniques for classroom contexts

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