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Syllabus - Language Testing 2021-2022

This course syllabus outlines a language testing course offered in the fall semester of 2021/2022. The course aims to acquaint students with the basic concepts of language testing, including test purposes, types, principles, techniques for testing language skills, and writing and evaluating test items for grammar and vocabulary. The syllabus provides information on course learning outcomes, topics, assignments, assessment tools, and teaching resources. Students will be assessed through a midterm, assignments, quizzes, participation, and a final exam.

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Syllabus - Language Testing 2021-2022

This course syllabus outlines a language testing course offered in the fall semester of 2021/2022. The course aims to acquaint students with the basic concepts of language testing, including test purposes, types, principles, techniques for testing language skills, and writing and evaluating test items for grammar and vocabulary. The syllabus provides information on course learning outcomes, topics, assignments, assessment tools, and teaching resources. Students will be assessed through a midterm, assignments, quizzes, participation, and a final exam.

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College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Department of English Language and Literature

COURSE SYLLABUS

COURSE TITLE

Language Testing

Course Code

0202432

FALL Semester 2021/2022


COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Title Language Testing

Course Code 0202432

Credit Hours 3 hours

Pre-requisite(s) 0202230: Introduction to Language


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Co-requisite(s) -

Semester Fall Year 2020/2021

Instructors Name Prof. Ghaleb Rabab'ah

Office Location W3 – Office 205

Tel. No. --------

Email [email protected]

Lecture Times Monday & wednesday (2:00-3:15)

Office Hours Sunday & Tuesday 9:30-10:30

Course Description (as in the catalogue):


This course aims at acquainting students with the basic notions of language testing including the
purposes of testing, types of tests, principles of testing, common test techniques and testing specific
language skills as well as testing grammar and vocabulary. Students will also be trained to write and
evaluate test items of different types.

Course Learning Outcomes:


By the end of successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Explain the purposes of testing and its relationship to teaching.
2. Identify various kinds of tests and explain their uses.
3. Explain the main principles of language testing; i.e. validity, reliability, backwash.
4. Identify the advantages and shortcomings of the different types of test items (Multiple choice
tests, short-answer questions, true/false questions, gap filling, cloze tests)
5. Explain the basic guidelines and procedures of testing the skills of reading and writing.
6. Write and evaluate different test items of grammar and vocabulary.

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Alignment of Course Student Learning Outcomes to Program Student Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes Course Learning Outcomes


Describe the sounds of English and pronounce
words clearly and legibly in terms of segmental and
supra-segmental features.
Analyze words into their respective constituents
and identify sense relations between lexical units.
Analyze sentences into their basic constituents and
produce well-formed sentences of various levels of
complexity.
Analyze language at the semantic, sociolinguistic,
and discoursal levels.
Write with clarity and precision, in a variety of
forms and for a variety of audiences, well-organized
paragraphs, essays (narrative, descriptive,
comparative, etc.), reports or research papers.
Discriminate between the major teaching methods
and techniques and apply the appropriate
method/techniques in teaching specific language
skills, taking into consideration language learning
principles and styles.
Prepare valid tests of different types to assess the - Explain the purposes of testing and its
various language skills. relationship to teaching.
- Identify various kinds of tests and explain
their uses.
- Explain the main principles of language
testing i.e. validity, reliability, backwash.
- Identify the advantages and shortcomings
of the different types of test items
(Multiple choice tests, short-answer
questions, true/false questions, gap filling,
cloze tests)
- Explain the basic guidelines and procedures
of testing the skills of reading and writing.
- Write and evaluate different test items of
grammar and vocabulary.
Read a variety of literary genres critically and
proficiently to demonstrate in writing or speech the
comprehension, analysis, and interpretation of
those genres.
Translate and interpret a variety of text types from
English into Arabic and vice versa, using proper
terminology and appropriate style.
Use research skills and procedures to conduct - Produce and evaluate different test items
research and deliver written and oral presentations. of grammar and vocabulary.

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Weekly Distribution of Course Topics/Contents

Week Topic Comments Course SLO


1. Introduction
2. Testing, Assessing, and Teaching Brown: Chapter 1
3.
4. Principles of Language assessment:
- Reliability
- Validity
- Authenticity & Washback Brown: Chapter 2
- Applying Principles to the Evaluation of
Classroom Tests
- Rubrics
5.
6.
7. Test Types Brown: Chapter 3
8.
9. Some Practical Steps to Test Construction
10. Midterm Examination
11. Assessing Listening & Speaking Brown: Chapters 6 & 7
12.
13.
Assessing Reading & Writing
Brown: Chapters 8 & 9
14.
15. Grading and Student Evaluation Brown: Chapter 11
16. Revision & final examinations

Information on out-of-class assignments with due dates for submission

Assignment/Activity Due Date Comments


Writing MCQs All students submitted the
assignment on time
Writing True-False Questions All students submitted the
assignment on time
Writing short-answer questions All students submitted the
assignment on time

Students’ Assessment:
Students are assessed as follows:
Assessment Tool(s) Date Weight (%)
Midterm To be announced 20%
Course work: -

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Assessment Tool(s) Date Weight (%)
- Quizzes 10%
- Assignments 20%
- Participation and Attendance 10%
Final Exam TBA 40%
Total 100%

Course Outcome Assessment Plan:

Teaching/Learning Assessment Performance


Course LOs
Method(s) Tool(s) Indicators
Explain the purposes of testing - Power Point - Assignments
and its relationship to teaching. presentations - Tests
- Instruction
- Class discussions
Identify various kinds of tests and - Power Point - Assignments
explain their uses. presentations - Tests
- Instruction
- Class discussions
Explain the main principles of - Power Point Tests
language testing i.e. validity, presentations
reliability, backwash. - Instruction
- Class discussions
Identify the advantages and - Power Point - Quizzes
shortcomings of the different presentations - Tests
types of test items (Multiple - Instruction
choice tests, short-answer - Class discussions
questions, true/false questions,
gap filling, cloze tests)
Explain the basic guidelines and - Power Point Tests
procedures of testing the skills of presentations
reading and writing. - Instruction
- Class discussions
Write and evaluate different test - Power Point - Assignments
items of grammar and presentations - Quizzes
vocabulary. - Instruction - Tests
- Class discussions
Teaching and Learning Resources:

Text Book(s):

- Brown, H., Abeywickrama, p. (2018). Language Assessment: Principles and Classroom Practices
(3rd Edition). Pearson Education.
- Heaton, J. B. (1990). Writing English Language Tests. (Edition). London: Longman.

Recommended Readings:

4
Lloyd, D. et al (eds.) (2005). Fundamentals of Language Assessment. Dubai: Medix.

Other Resources:
Instructional material: Handouts on various relevant language testing topics will be given by the
Course Instructor to students.

Websites: A list of some useful websites on specific issues in language testing can be found by
searching through "google".

Attendance policy:
Attendance is compulsory. A student missing 10% (6 hours) of the total allocated course hours will
receive 1st warning notice and a student missing 15% (9 hours) will receive 2 nd warning notice. A student
missing 20% (12 hours or more) will be forced to withdraw (in accordance with the university
regulations).

Plagiarism/Cheating:
Students are expected to do their own work. You are allowed to work on assignments in teams only if
specified by the instructor. In other words, students are encouraged to communicate about general
principles of the course, but all assigned homework must be done on an individual basis. The instructor
is available to provide any assistance that you may need. Cheating is considered a serious offense by
the university. You should be aware of the severe penalty for cheating (refer to the student code of
conduct published in the university catalogue).

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