552.930 (23W) Language Testing and Assessment

Wintersemester 2023/24

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First course session
04.10.2023 16:00 - 18:00 N.0.45 On Campus
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Overview

Lecturer
LV Nummer Südostverbund ENF02001UL
Course title german Language Testing and Assessment
Type Proseminar (continuous assessment course )
Course model Blended learning course
Online proportion 20%
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 2.5
Registrations 27 (24 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
Course begins on 04.10.2023
eLearning Go to Moodle course

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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.

Examination methodology

  • attendance and active participation
  • group work to develop a 20 to 25-item test
  • pilot the test and analyse the data
  • oral presentation of test development and data analysis results
  • online exam with closed items and short-answer items
  • pre-structured research report

Examination topic(s)

  • models of language competence
  • testing productive and receptive skills
  • developing items
  • scoring
  • classical test theory
  • norm vs criterion-referenced testing
  • standard setting
  • test analysis

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

  • regular attendance and active participation
  • developing 5 test items and engage in a peer-review process in the test development group
  • create a useable 20 to 25-item test in the test development group
  • pilot the test
  • present select results of analysis of test data in oral group presentation
  • reach the pass score on an online exam about the main theoretical concepts
  • complete a pre-structured research report documenting the process of test development

In order to obtain a pass grade, you need to fulfil the above requirements to a satisfactory degree and you must pass the online exam. Course grades above pass will be awarded on the basis of your performance on the online exam.

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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Wintersemester 2018/19
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Sommersemester 2018
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Wintersemester 2017/18
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Sommersemester 2017
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Wintersemester 2016/17
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Sommersemester 2016
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