552.930 (22S) Language Testing and Assessment

Sommersemester 2022

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First course session
08.03.2022 16:00 - 18:00 N.0.45 On Campus
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Overview

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be necessary to make changes to courses and examinations at short notice (e.g. cancellation of attendance-based courses and switching to online examinations).

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Lecturer
LV Nummer Südostverbund ENF02001UL
Course title german Language Testing and Assessment
Type Proseminar (continuous assessment course )
Course model Blended learning course
Online proportion 50%
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 2.5
Registrations 27 (24 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
Course begins on 08.03.2022
eLearning Go to Moodle course

Time and place

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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

To develop an awareness of the prerequisites for fairness in language testing

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

lecture, group work (test construction team), piloting tests in real life contexts, hands-on test analysis and interpretation of the results

Course content

Principles of assessment in language teaching: test development, test analysis and issues of fairness

Topics

  • language competence
  • testing productive and receptive skills
  • developing reading items
  • scoring
  • reliability
  • validity
  • test analysis

Prior knowledge expected

Introduction to Linguistics 1 and 2.


Curricular registration requirements

ENA.001 Placement Test

ENA.002 Language Awareness 1

ENA.003 English for Academic Purposes

ENE.001 Introduction to Communicative Language Teaching

ENE.002 Teaching for Competence Across the Language Skills

In addition, you are strongly advised not to take LTA before you have completed

ENH.001 Introduction to Linguistics I

ENH.002 Introduction to Linguistics II

Literature

G. Sigott, The Assessment Literacy Kit for Language Professionals. Available on Moodle.

Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 407, Version: 17W.2)
    • Subject: Advanced Language Teaching Skills (Compulsory subject)
      • ENF.002 Language Testing and Assessment ( 2.0h KS / 2.5 ECTS)
        • 552.930 Language Testing and Assessment (2.0h PS / 2.5 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 407, Version: 15W.2)
    • Subject: Advanced Language Teaching Skills (Compulsory subject)
      • ENF.002 Language Testing and Assessment ( 2.0h KS / 2.5 ECTS)
        • 552.930 Language Testing and Assessment (2.0h PS / 2.5 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 407, Version: 19W.2)
    • Subject: Advanced Language Teaching Skills (Compulsory subject)
      • ENF.002 Language Testing and Assessment ( 2.0h PS / 2.5 ECTS)
        • 552.930 Language Testing and Assessment (2.0h PS / 2.5 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
  • Teacher training programme English (Secondary School Teacher Accreditation) (SKZ: 344, Version: 04W.7)
    • Stage two
      • Subject: Fachdidaktik des Englischen (Compulsory subject)
        • Assessment ( 0.0h AG/PS / 3.0 ECTS)
          • 552.930 Language Testing and Assessment (2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)

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Sommersemester 2024
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Wintersemester 2023/24
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Sommersemester 2023
  • 552.930 PS Language Testing and Assessment (2.0h / 2.5ECTS)
Wintersemester 2022/23
  • 552.930 PS Language Testing and Assessment (2.0h / 2.5ECTS)
Wintersemester 2021/22
  • 552.930 PS Language Testing and Assessment (2.0h / 2.5ECTS)
Sommersemester 2021
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Wintersemester 2020/21
  • 552.930 KS Language Testing and Assessment (2.0h / 2.5ECTS)
Sommersemester 2020
  • 552.930 KS Language Testing and Assessment (2.0h / 2.5ECTS)
Wintersemester 2019/20
  • 552.930 KS Language Testing and Assessment (2.0h / 2.5ECTS)
Sommersemester 2019
  • 552.930 KS Language Testing and Assessment (2.0h / 2.5ECTS)
Wintersemester 2018/19
  • 552.930 KS Language Testing and Assessment (2.0h / 2.5ECTS)
Sommersemester 2018
  • 552.930 KS Language Testing and Assessment (2.0h / 2.5ECTS)
Wintersemester 2017/18
  • 552.930 KS Language Testing and Assessment (2.0h / 2.5ECTS)
Sommersemester 2017
  • 552.930 KS Language Testing and Assessment (2.0h / 2.5ECTS)
Wintersemester 2016/17
  • 552.930 KS Language Testing and Assessment (2.0h / 2.5ECTS)
Sommersemester 2016
  • 552.930 KS Language Testing and Assessment (2.0h / 2.5ECTS)
Wintersemester 2015/16
  • 552.930 KS Language Testing and Assessment (2.0h / 2.5ECTS)