Language Testing II Year 2011-2012

Syllabus

Language testing II mainly focuses on giving the learners the opportunity to practise in designing test items. The test items covered in this course are only about language skills. therefore, the learners would be best to have a look to the following distribution of the material presented in LT II Syllabus.

Listening (Material)

Listening takes the very important role in language acquisition. In the very fact that listening is acquired since the early child. In the case of language learning, therefore it needs important consideration. There are some designs in assessing listening. 
During the process of listening, there are some skills activated; whether they use bottom-up processing or top down processing. To deepen your knowledge about this, it is suggested that you read this file.

There are some types of Listening assessments. They are intensive, responsive, selective, and extensive. Within each of them there are some significant differences in how to design. Therefore, it is good idea to get the this file.

Speaking (Material)

Speaking is important in human interaction.

Designing Assessment Task in Speaking (Imitative-Responsive only)

Reading (Material)

In foreign language learning, reading is likewise a skill that teachers simply expect learners to acquire. Basic, beginning-level textbooks in a foreign language presuppose a student's reading ability if only because it's a book that is the medium. Most formal tests use the written word as a stimulus for test-taker response; even oral interviews may require reading performance for certain tasks. Reading, arguably the most essential skill for success in all educational contexts, remains a skill of paramount importance as we create assessments of general language ability.

Part 1

Part 2



Writing (Material)


Assignment
Middle test
Final Examination
Score