COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENGLISH LANGUAGE TESTING AND EVALUATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
YIÖ 4002 ENGLISH LANGUAGE TESTING AND EVALUATION COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR ESIN KUMLU

Offered to

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Objective

To teach
the basic concepts of testing and assessment,
the various ways of testing and evaluating the foreign language proficiency levels of learners
the various techniques of assessing language learners speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in English, and their knowledge of grammar and vocabulary.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. To be able to prepare an instrument to assess listening skill of the learners
2   2. To be able to prepare an instrument to assess speaking skill of the learners
3   3. To be able to prepare an instrument to assess reading skill of the learners
4   4. To be able to prepare an instrument to assess writing skill of the learners
5   5. To be able to prepare an instrument to assess the learners grammar knowledge
6   6. To be able to prepare an instrument to assess the learners vocabulary knowledge
7   7. To be able to prepare an instrument to assess the overall proficiency of the learners
8   8. To know the general concepts of testing and assessment

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Making the connection among teaching, testing, and assessment
2 Kinds of test and testing
3 Validity
4 Realibility
5 Test techniques and testing overall ability
6 Testing listening
7 Testing speaking
8 Midterm exam
9 Testing reading
10 Testing writing
11 Testing grammar
12 Testing vocabulary
13 Statistical tools
14 Alternative assessments, performance tests and portfolios
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Hughes, A. (1999). Testing for Language Teachers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Pres.
Hancock, C. (1994). Teaching, Testing, and Assessment. Lincolnwood: National Textbook Company.
Bailey, K. M. ( 1998). Learning about Language Assessment. New York: Heinle & Heinle Publishers.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

lecture, discussion, pair and group work.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 +FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students will prepare a portfolio as a project. After each lecture, they will prepare an assessment tool and put it into their portfolio.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

yesim.cetinkaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 17 17
Preparing assignments 2 15 30
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 113

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.13544
LO.23544
LO.33544
LO.43544
LO.53544
LO.63544
LO.73544
LO.83544