Exercise 3

Exercise 2

Exercise 1

Grading System

Grading System

Final grade will be based on an oral and a written exam and composed as follows:

1. Individual Project Paper (70%)
2. Online Exercise (30%)

TEACHING TIME

1. MONDAYS-WEDNESDAYS 8:00-9:30AM, 9:30-11:00AM; 11:00-12:30
2. TUESDAYS-THURSDAYS 9:30-11:00, 11:00-12:30, 3:00-5:00, 5:00-8:00PM
3. FRIDAYS: TEACHING PRACTICE (SCHOOL VISIT) AM TO PM

PROFORMA

PBGS 6324: TESTING AND ASSESSMENT FOR ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

PBGS 6324: TESTING AND ASSESSMENT FOR ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
PLACE: BTEC 001
TIME: 05:00PM TO 8:00PM
DAYS: THURSDAYS
LECTURER: DR. MOHD RASHID BIN MOHD SAAD
CONTACT: 019-6662624
E-MAIL: mrmsaad2008@gmail.com

Week 1- Introduction
8th and 10th of July, 2008
Handouts
Topics
1. 8th of July 2008: Introduction to the course.
2. 10th of July 2008: Why Test Students?

Weeks 2 - Testing, Assessing and Teaching
Brown (2003) Chapter 1
15th and 17th of July, 2008
Topics
1. 15th of July 2008: Approaches to Language Testing
2. 17th of July 2008: Current Issues in Classroom Testing

Week 3- Principles of Language Assessment
Brown (2003) Chapter 2
22nd and 24th of July, 2008
Topics
1. 22nd of July 2008: Reliability and Validity of Tests
2. 24th of July 2008: Authenticity and Principles of Classroom Language Tests

Week 4- Designing Classroom Language Tests
Brown (2003) Chapter 3
29th and 31st of July, 2008
Topics
1. 29th of July 2008: Test Types and Some Practical Step to Test Construction
2. 31st of July 2008: Scoring, Grading and Feedbacks

Week 5- Standardized Testing
Brown (2003) Chapter 4
5th and 7th of August, 2008
Topics
1. 5th of July 2008: Advantages and Disadvantages of Standardized Testing
2. 7th of July 2008: Standardized Language Proficiency Testing

Week 6- Standards-Based Assessment
Brown (2003) Chapter 5
12th and 14th of August, 2008
Topics
1. 12th of August 2008: Varieties of Standards-Based Assessment
2. 14th of August 2008: Consequennces of Standards-Based Assessment

Week 7- Assessing Listening
Brown (2003) Chapter 6
19th and 21st of August, 2008
Topics
1. 19th of August 2008: Importance of Listening and Basic Types of Listening
2. 21st of August 2008: Designing Tasks

Week 8- Assessing Speaking
Brown (2003) Chapter 7
26th and 28th of August, 2008
Topics
1. 26th of August 2008: Designing Assessment Tasks
2. 28th of August 2008: Interactive and Extensive Speaking

Week 9- Assessing Reading
Brown (2003) Chapter 8
2nd and 4th of September, 2008
Topics
1. 2nd of September 2008: Designing Assessment Tasks
2. 4th of September 2008: Interactive and Extensive Reading

Week 10- Assessing Writing
Brown (2003) Chapter 9
9th and 11th of September, 2008
Topics
1. 9th of September 2008: Designing Assessment Tasks
2. 11th of September 2008: Responsive and Extensive Writing

Week 11- Alternative Assessment
Brown (2003) Chapter 10
16th and 18th of September, 2008
Topics
1. 16th of September 2008: Types of Alternative Assessments
2. 18th of September 2008: Self- and Peer Assessment

Week 12- Grading and Students Evaluation
Brown (2003) Chapter 11
23rd and 25th of September, 2008
Topics
1. 23rd of September 2008: Philosophy of Grading
2. 25th of September 2008: Expectations and Constraints

Week 13- Objectives and Test Usefuleness
Bachman and Palmer (1996) Part I (1 and 2)
30th of September and 2nd of October, 2008
Topics 1.
30th of September 2008: Objectives and Expectations
2. 2nd of October 2008: Qualities of Language Tests

Week 14- Language Test Administrations
Bachman and Palmer (1996) Part II (12)
7th and 9th of October, 2008
Topics
1. 7th of October 2008: Testing Operations
2. 9th of October 2008: Collecting Feedbacks

Course Information

Course Information

Course Information
Students will do the following:
-survey varying approaches to evaluating language communication skills (speaking, listening, reading, and writing);
-distinguish between tests designed for language proficiency from those designed to detect learning problems
-investigate models of language assessment
-examine standardized tests and their appropriate application, distinguishing between those that -assess knowledge of language structure from those that evaluate communicative skill

Course Objectives
The course gives potential ESL teachers the knowledge of the required methods of identifying, placing, monitoring, and exiting non-English background students. It helps students develop the ability to assess, select, administer, interpret and communicate the results of formal and informal assessment procedures. It gives students an awareness of the importance of using varied data sources to distinguish developmental stages of language acquisition.

Required Textbook
Brown, H.D. (2003). Language assessment: Principles and classroom practices. Pearson Education: New York.