TEAC 2034 Language Assessment and Testing
Credit Points 10
Legacy Code 102475
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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 |
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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