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CHNS6509A-L16

Language Testing & Assessment

This course relates language testing practice to current views on communicative language teaching and assessment. It builds on language testing theories and ACTFL standards for foreign language learning, examining the design, planning, and organization of tests while emphasizing the close tie between teaching and assessment. Topics discussed include the classification of assessment techniques (formative and summative), systematic treatment of assessing all four language skills, comprehensive presentation of alternatives in assessment (i.e. portfolios, interviews, etc.), popular standardized tests in the TCFL field (OPI, AP and HSK), and program reviews. Students are expected to utilize language testing theories and standards to design their own assessment tools to guide their current and future teaching practices.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
60529
Subject Code:
CHNS
Course Number:
6509
Section Identifier:
A

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CHNS 6509

All Sections in Summer 2016 Language Schools, LS 6 Week Session

Summer 2016 Language Schools, LS 6 Week Session

CHNS6509A-L16 Lecture (Wu)