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Week - 1
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Course introduction and basic concepts in language assessment |
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Week - 2
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Language proficiency and assessment of language skills |
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Week - 3
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Approaches to language testing: translation, integrative and communicative approaches |
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Week - 4
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Objective and subjective assessment methods |
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Week - 5
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Principles of item and distractor writing |
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Week - 6
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Grammar testing and item development |
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Week - 7
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Vocabulary testing: recognition and production tasks |
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Week - 8
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Assessment of listening skills |
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Week - 9
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Assessment of speaking skills |
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Week - 10
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Assessment of reading comprehension and advanced reading tests |
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Week - 11
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Assessment of writing skills |
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Week - 12
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Rubrics and performance assessment |
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Week - 13
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Scoring procedures and error analysis in language testing |
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Week - 14
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Washback and the impact of language testing on teaching and learning |
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