ENGLISH LANGUAGE TESTING AND EVALUATION

FLE402

Course Code: FLE402
Semester: Eighth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Eighth Term (Spring)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the relation between classroom-based assessment and learning
will be able to analyze various assessment tools and practices
will be able to develop various formative assessment tools

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

EĞİT320 Measurement and Evaluation in Education ELT301 Teaching English to Young Learners 1 ELT302 Teaching English to Young Learners2 ELT303 Teaching Language Skills 1 ELT304 Teaching Language Skills 2

Course Description

This course is designed to enable pre-service EFL teachers to develop an awareness of the essential and critical interface between assessment and teaching and learning. It aims to equip them with the necessary knowledge, skills, and critical perspectives of a wide range of assessment methods in general and classroom-based assessment specifically in order to function as language assessment literature teachers when they start their teaching careers. It is aimed that the prospective teachers will be able to perform their dual roles as language teachers and assessors effectively in the classroom being aware of the benefits of formative assessment to enhance learning. Therefore, it focuses on formal and informal assessment instruments in education and their properties; instruments based on traditional approaches: written exams, exams with short answers, true-false tests, multiple-choice tests, matching, oral exam as well as alternative assessment tools such as observation, interview, conferencing, performance assessment, portfolio, research papers, research projects, peer assessment, self-assessment along with scoring, grading, and providing feedback related to the exam scores.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to the Course & Key terms in LTA
2^nd Week	Kinds of tests and testing & Approaches to LTA
3^rd Week	Principles of LTA (Reliability, Validity, Practicality, Discrimination, Fairness, Authenticity)
4^th Week	Principles of LTA (Reliability, Validity, Practicality, Discrimination, Fairness, Authenticity)
5^th Week	Stages of test development
6^th Week	Assessing grammar
7^th Week	Assessing vocabulary
8^th Week	Midterm exam
9^th Week	Assessing reading
10^th Week	Hands-on tasks: designing test tasks
11^th Week	Assessing listening
12^th Week	Assessing writing
13^th Week	Assessing speaking
14^th Week	Formative assessment tools

Recommended or Required Reading

Hughes, A. (2003). Testing for language teachers. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Heaton, J.B. (1990). Writing English Language Tests. London: Longman.
Brown, H. D. (2004). Language assessment: Principles and classroom practices. Longman.
Coombe, C., Folse, K., & Hubley, N. (2007). A Practical Guide to Assessing English Language Learners. USA: The
University of Michigan Press.
Bachman, Lyle F. & Palmer, Adrian S. (1996). Language Testing in Practice: Designing and Developing Useful
Language Tests. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Genese, F. and Upshur, J.A. (1998). Classroom-Based Evaluation in Second Language Education. New York:
Cambridge University Press.
Heaton, J.B. (1989/1990). Writing English Language Tests. London: Longman.
Weir, C.J. (1990). Communicative language testing. London: Prentice Hall.
Bailey, M.K. (1998). Learning about language assessment. London: Heinle and Heinle.
Davies, A. (1990). Principles of Language Testing. Oxford: Blackwell.
Buck, G. (2001). Assessing Listening. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Alderson, C. (2000). Assessing Reading. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Council of Europe (2001). Common European framework of reference for languages: Learning, teaching,
assessment. https://www.coe.int/t/dg4/linguistic/Source/Framework_EN.pdf
Fulcher, G. & Davidson, F. (2007). Language testing and assessment: An advanced resource book. Routledge.
Hill C. & Perry, K. (Eds) (1994). From Testing to Assessment English as an International Language. Longman Group
Limited: Malaysia
Luoma, S. (2004). Assessing Speaking. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
McKay, P. (2006). Assessing young language learners. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Read, J. (2000). Assessing Vocabulary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Problem Solving
Practice
Project
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Project	1	20
Total(%)		60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		40
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	1	15	15
Preparation for Final exam	1	20	20
Course hours	13	3	39
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	20	20
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	1	22	22
Total Work Load			120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1			X
K2
K3
K4	X	X	X
K5	X	X	X
K6			X
K7
K8
K9
K10		X	X
K11
K12			X