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CHNS6509A-L22

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 and three modes of communication through integrated performance assessment (IPA), popular standardized tests in the CFL field (OPI, AP, etc.), Chinese program roadmap set up, and alternative ways of assessment (e.g., portfolio, interviews, etc.). 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):
60427
Subject Code:
CHNS
Course Number:
6509
Section Identifier:
A

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CHNS 6509

All Sections in Summer 2022 Language Schools, LS 6 Week Session

Summer 2022 Language Schools, LS 6 Week Session

CHNS6509A-L22 Lecture (Wu)