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General Concepts in Language Assessment (LING90038)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Term 1
Term 3
Overview
Availability | Term 1 - Online Term 3 - Online |
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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: 31 January 2024
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
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: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Term 1 - Online
Coordinator Ute Knoch Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 56 hours: 7 hours per week for 8 weeks (interacting with weekly content, including text on screen, videos, discussion boards, readings) Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 24 January 2022 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students should familiarize themselves with the online platform and introduce themselves on the discussion board. Teaching period 31 January 2022 to 27 March 2022 Last self-enrol date 25 January 2022 Census date 18 February 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 11 March 2022 Assessment period ends 3 April 2022 Term 1 contact information
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing EducationPhone: + 61 3 8344 0149Monday to Friday 8am to 9pm AEST/AEDT. Weekends and University of Melbourne observed Public Holidays 10am to 5pm AEST/AEDT. - Term 3 - Online
Principal coordinator Ute Knoch Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 56 hours: 7 hours per week for 8 weeks (interacting with weekly content, including text on screen, videos, discussion boards, readings) Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 18 July 2022 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students should familiarize themselves with the online platform and introduce themselves on the discussion board. Teaching period 25 July 2022 to 18 September 2022 Last self-enrol date 19 July 2022 Census date 12 August 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 2 September 2022 Assessment period ends 25 September 2022 Term 3 contact information
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing EducationPhone: + 61 3 8344 0149Monday to Friday 8am to 9pm AEST/AEDT. Weekends and University of Melbourne observed Public Holidays 10am to 5pm AEST/AEDT.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024