UCJAP046 Testing in Foreign language teaching

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/5/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Daniel Jedlička, M.A. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Veronika Woznicová, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course deals with teaching and student assessment, self-assessment, planning, and evaluation of tests. Students will learn how to make various types of tests, test batteries. Attention will be paid to question - answer process and grading. Syllabus: 1. Teaching and testing 2. Kinds of tests 3. Validity and reliability 4. Stages of test construction 5. Testing vocabulary 6. Testing grammar 7. Testing pronunciation 8. Testing listening skills 9. Testing speaking skills 10. Testing reading skills 11. Testing writing skills 12. Continuous assessment The course work taks the form of a portfolio in which students record their comments and questions as well as the fulfilled tasks concrerning tests created for testing particular language skills. Literature: Alderson, J. C., Clapham, C. a D. Wall: Language Test Construction and Evaluation, Cambridge University Press, l995. Chráska, M.: Didaktické testy: příručka pro učitele a studenty učitelství, Paido, l999. Bachman, L. F. a Palmer, A. S.: Language Testing in Practice, Oxford University Press, l996. Davies, A. (Ed.) Language Testing Symposium: a psycholinguistic perspective, Oxford University Press, 1968. Edge, J.: Mistakes and Correction, Longman Group UK Limited, l975. Heaton, J. B.: Writing English Languag Tests, Longman Group UK Limited, l990. Heaton, J. B.: Classroom Testing. Longman Group UK Limited l990. Hughes, A.: Testing for Language Teachers, Cambridge University Press, l989. Chráska, M.: Didaktické Testy: příručka pro učitele a studenty učitelství, Paido, l999. Lado, R. Language Testing, Longman, 1961. Madsen, H. S.: Techniques in Teaching, Oxford University Press, l983. Oskarsson, M.: Approaches to Self-assessment in Foreign Language Learning, Pergamon, l98l. Weir, C. J.: Communicative Language Testing, Prentice Hall International (UK) Ltd, l990. Společný evropský referenční rámec pro jazyky. Jak se učíme jazykům, jak je vyučujeme a jak v jazyzích hodnotíme, UP Olomouc, 2002.
Syllabus
  • 1. Teaching and testing
    2. Kinds of tests
    3. Validity and reliability
    4. Stages of test construction
    5. Testing vocabulary
    6. Testing grammar
    7. Testing pronunciation
    8. Testing listening skills
    9. Testing speaking skills
    10. Testing reading skills
    11. Testing writing skills
    12. Continuous assessment
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Presentation of a portfolio with commentaries, queries, and tests for respective types of skills.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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