Professional Certificate in Language Assessment (PR-LANGASS) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

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Intended learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete the Professional Certificate in Language assessment should:

 

  • Develop the ability to explain and apply the main concepts and issues in language assessment
  • Be able to develop and evaluate assessment tools and procedures for both classroom and other contexts
  • Be able to explain the main debates in second language assessment and testing

Generic skills

Graduates who successfully complete this course should be able to:

  • Direct their own learning, plan their own work and continue to develop their professional practice;
  • Understand and explain the significance of developing their practice on the basis of evidence from research and scholarship;
  • Critically evaluate material in different modalities relevant to their teaching practice;
  • Develop their analytic and problem-solving abilities;
  • Demonstrate skilled communication techinques and be able to effectively articulate and justify their practices as knowledgeable agents of change; and
  • Work in teams with skills in cooperation, communication and negotiation.

Graduate attributes

The Professional Certificate will enable graduates to achieve the following University of Melbourne Graduate Attributes

Integrity and Self-awareness

  • Graduates are motivated, self-directed and well-organised, with the ability to set goals and manage time and priorities. They are able to work both individually and in groups.

Active Citizenship

  • Graduates of the course will have developed a broad understanding of how language assessment is used in different contexts and will therefore be able to promote best practice in their respective workplaces.

Academic Distinction

  • Graduates will develop a broad knowledge of language assessment and its influence at different levels of education. Graduates will be critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning, and will be adept at learning in a range of ways, including through information and communication technologies.

Last updated: 9 April 2025