PdF:AJ3406 Testing and Evaluation in Engl - Course Information
AJ3406 Testing and Evaluation in English Language Teaching
Faculty of EducationSpring 2023
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Mgr. Světlana Hanušová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Bc. Mgr. Sonia Homolka (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Linda Nepivodová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Michaela Sojková Šamalová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- doc. Mgr. Světlana Hanušová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- AJ3406/Prez01: Thu 10:00–11:50 učebna 53, L. Nepivodová
AJ3406/01: Fri 17. 2. 10:00–11:50 učebna 57, Fri 3. 3. 10:00–11:50 učebna 57, Fri 17. 3. 10:00–11:50 učebna 57, M. Sojková Šamalová
AJ3406/02: Fri 24. 2. 10:00–11:50 učebna 5, Fri 10. 3. 10:00–11:50 učebna 5, Fri 24. 3. 10:00–11:50 učebna 5, M. Sojková Šamalová - Prerequisites
- No prerequisites or co-requisites needed.
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 12 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- The course offers basic information about creating and using standardised/nonstandardised language tests for teachers.
- Learning outcomes
- By the end of this course, participants should be able to demonstrate the following:
1. A working knowledge of a selection testing means that could be used in a classroom setting;
2. Confidence in selecting appropriate tools for testing;
3. The ability to evaluate testing tools for specific activities and learner groups; - Syllabus
- Teaching and testing
- Kinds of tests and testing
- Validity, reliability
- Test development
- Test techniques
- Feedback
- Literature
- recommended literature
- HUGHES, Arthur. Testing for language teachers. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003, xii, 251. ISBN 0521484952. info
- not specified
- HALADYNA, Thomas M., RODRIGUEZ, Michael, C. Developing and Validating Test Items. Routledge, 2013, 454. ISBN 9780415876056.
- BROWN, H. Douglas and Priyanvada ABEYWICKRAMA. Language assessment : principles and classroom practices. Third edition. Hoboken: Pearson, 2019, xviii, 376. ISBN 9780134860220. info
- MCNAMARA, T. F. Language testing. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, xv, 140. ISBN 0194372227. info
- Teaching methods
- The course will be taught using the following methods:
1. Group-work (constructing tests);
2. Problem-solving (classroom activities)
3. Peer evaluation of the presented outcomes (in the classroom as well as online during the follow-up phase);
4. Tutor's feedback, pretesting results discussed. - Assessment methods
- Forums. Test analysis. Presentation of own test created according to the given criteria.
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: kombinované studium: výuka v blocích.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
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