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General Concepts in Language Assessment (LING90038)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2018
Overview
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In this subject, students are introduced to the general concepts of language assessment and examine the assessment of listening, reading, speaking and writing as well as integrated skills in detail, in both theory and practice. This includes the general principles of test development, test purposes, writing of test specifications, test items and test tasks. The participants are also introduced to the topic of validity in language assessment and will learn some basic skills in statistical analysis of test data.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this subject should:
- Explain and apply the general principles of test development (CLO1, CLO2)
- Develop and evaluate assessments for listening, reading, writing and speaking as well as integrated assessments (CLO1, CLO2, CLO3)
- Describe and explain the fundamentals of validity in language assessment (CLO1, CLO3)
Generic skills
Graduates should develop the following generic skills:
- Ability to direct their own learning, plan their own work and continue to develop their professional practice;
- Understand the significance of developing their practice on the basis of evidence from research; and scholarship;
- Be able to critically evaluate material in different modalities relevant to their teaching practice;
- Develop their analytic and problem-solving abilities;
- Be skilled communicators who can effectively articulate and justify their practices as knowledgeable agents of change; and
- Ability to work in teams with skills in cooperation, communication and negotiation.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
It is recommended that students have some background in language teaching and learning, including access to students in language learning classes during the course.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Term 3
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Specification document (LO1, LO2)
| Week 5 | 40% |
Participation in online discussion board (LO1, LO2, LO3)
| From Week 1 to Week 8 | 10% |
Evaluation report (LO1, LO2, LO3)
| During the examination period | 50% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
Not available in 2018
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022