TEAC 2034 Language Assessment and Testing

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Credit Points 10

Legacy Code 102475

Coordinator Julie Lim Opens in new window

Description This unit introduces students to fields of language assessment and testing in teaching English as a foreign/second language. It provides students with some insight into the key language components for assessment, assessment design and development. It also equips students with updated knowledge about different assessment approaches which impact on the teaching and learning of English as a foreign/second language in local and global contexts.

School Humanities & Comm Arts

Discipline English as a Second Language Teaching

Student Contribution Band HECS Band 1 10cp

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Level Undergraduate Level 2 subject

Assessment

The following table summarises the standard assessment tasks for this subject. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated, where there is a difference your Learning Guide takes precedence.

Item Length Percent Threshold Individual/Group Task
Critical Review 2000 words 40 N Individual
Report 2500 words 40 N Individual
Presentation 10 minutes 20 N Both (Individual & Group)

Prescribed Texts

  • Hughes, A. (2003). Testing for language teachers (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Teaching Periods