553.101 (19W) Researching Foreign Language Learning and Teaching: Research in Language Testing and Assessment
Overview
- Lecturer
- LV Nummer Südostverbund ENN02001UL
- Course title german Researching Foreign Language Learning and Teaching: Research in Language Testing and Assessment
- Type Seminar (continuous assessment course )
- Hours per Week 2.0
- ECTS credits 3.0
- Registrations 13 (20 max.)
- Organisational unit
- Language of instruction English
- Course begins on 08.10.2019
- eLearning Go to Moodle course
Time and place
Course Information
Intended learning outcomes
This practically oriented course is aimed at providing an insight into the complicated process of assessing writing performance. Within the course we will look at how writing tasks are set up, what are the common problems of assessing them, and which criteria can be identified as influencing judgments and ratings. In the later stages the more practical details of how to use learner corpora to assist in the assessment process.
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge of assessing writing performance;
- demonstrate a practical competence in setting up and assessing writing;
- demonstrate a better knowledge of the general theoretical problems behind assessing writing; and
- demonstrate a proficiency in using learner corpora.
Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools
The classes will typically include lectures followed by mini discussions and practical assignments in class.
Course content
- Introduction to assessing writing
- Core problems of assessing writing
- Grammatical description
- Non-norm adequate features
- Norm adequate features
- Agreement in judgment
- Creating a learner corpus
- Tagging a learner corpus
- Learner corpora and assessment
Literature
Material in class.
Examination information
Examination methodology
Practical Task 1 30 pts. Practical Task 2 35 pts. Practical Task 3 (seminar paper) 35 pts. Total 100 pts.
Examination topic(s)
1. Practical Task 1: setting up a writing task; (must)
2. Practical Task 2: non-norm adequate features and assessment; and (must)
2. Practical Task 3 (seminar paper): reaserch project involving learner corpora. (must)
Grading scheme
Grade / Grade grading schemePosition in the curriculum
- Master-Lehramtsstudium Master Unterrichtsfach Englisch
(SKZ: 507, Version: 19W.2)
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Subject: Research in Foreign Language Teaching
(Compulsory subject)
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ENN.002 Researching Foreign Language Learning and Teaching (
2.0h SE / 3.0 ECTS)
- 553.101 Researching Foreign Language Learning and Teaching: Research in Language Testing and Assessment (2.0h SE / 3.0 ECTS) Absolvierung im 2., 3. Semester empfohlen
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ENN.002 Researching Foreign Language Learning and Teaching (
2.0h SE / 3.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Research in Foreign Language Teaching
(Compulsory subject)
Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts
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Sommersemester 2024
- 553.101 SE Researching Foreign Language Learning and Teaching (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
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Wintersemester 2023/24
- 553.101 SE Researching Foreign Language Learning and Teaching: Assessing writing (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
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Sommersemester 2023
- 553.101 SE Researching Foreign Language Learning and Teaching (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
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Wintersemester 2022/23
- 553.101 SE Researching Foreign Language Learning and Teaching: Assessing writing (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
- Sommersemester 2022
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Wintersemester 2021/22
- 553.101 SE Researching Foreign Language Learning and Teaching: Assessing Writing (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
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Sommersemester 2021
- 553.101 SE Researching Foreign Language Learning and Teaching (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
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Wintersemester 2020/21
- 553.101 SE Researching Foreign Language Learning and Teaching: The Uses of Learner Corpora (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
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Sommersemester 2020
- 553.101 SE Researching Foreign Language Learning and Teaching (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)