PAÜ .:. Eğitim Öğretim Bilgi Sistemi

COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
INO 604	PROBLEMS OF TESTING AND EVALUATION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND THE CURRENT APPROACHES	3 + 0	2nd Semester	10

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Doctorate Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Course Objective	In this course, students will be able to develop measurement tools appropriate for communication according to the levels in English language teaching, learn alternative measurement techniques, and gain practical experience in measurement and evaluation processes.
Course Content	The content of the course includes to gain knowledge about basic concepts and principles in testing and evaluation, to prepare competent tests having the purpose of placement into the appropriate success level and use them, to know, apply and assess the alternative methods in testing and evaluation.
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Students can explain and use the current techniques of testing and evaluation in English Language Teaching.
2	Students can design exams for various purposes (placement, achievement, proficiency, etc.) and administer and analyze them.

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

	PO 01	PO 02	PO 03	PO 04	PO 05	PO 06	PO 07	PO 08	PO 09	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13	PO 14
LO 001	5	5	5	2	3	2	2	2	4	5	2	2	2	4
LO 002	5	5	5	2	3	2	2	2	5	5	2	2	2	5
Sub Total	10	10	10	4	6	4	4	4	9	10	4	4	4	9
Contribution	5	5	5	2	3	2	2	2	5	5	2	2	2	5

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	4	56
Assignments	7	10	70
Mid-terms	1	15	15
Final examination	1	20	20
Presentation / Seminar Preparation	7	6	42
Report / Project	1	15	15
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			260 10

COURSE DETAILS

Select Year

Course Details

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Course Code	Language Of Instruction	Course Semester
INO 604	PROBLEMS OF TESTING AND EVALUATION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND THE CURRENT APPROACHES	3 + 0	1	Turkish	2022-2023 Spring

Course Coordinator	E-Mail	Phone Number	Course Location	Attendance
Prof. Dr. TURAN PAKER	tpaker@pau.edu.tr		EGT A0331-06	%80

Goals		In this course, students will be able to develop measurement tools appropriate for communication according to the levels in English language teaching, learn alternative measurement techniques, and gain practical experience in measurement and evaluation processes.
Content		The content of the course includes to gain knowledge about basic concepts and principles in testing and evaluation, to prepare competent tests having the purpose of placement into the appropriate success level and use them, to know, apply and assess the alternative methods in testing and evaluation.

Topics

Weeks	Topics
1	Introduction to the course contents and materials, The role of validity, reliability, practicality and backwash effect, etc. in terms of various test types
2	Language Testing Past and Present The Nature of Test Validity
3	Washback, Impact, and Consequences
4	Assessing Students’ Content Knowledge and Language Proficiency
5	Culture and Language Assessment
6	Pragmatics in Foreign Language Contexts
7	Assessing English as a Lingua Franca
8	Interlanguage and Language Testing
9	Constructs and models in language assessment
10	Test specifications
11	Testing Receptive Skills: listening, watching, Reading
12	Testing Productive Skills: Writing and Speaking
13	Describing Test Results, Interpreting Test Scores, Correlation
14	The Power of Language Tests, the Power of the English Language and the Role of ELT, Quality management in test production and administration , Technology in language testing

Materials

Materials are not specified.

Resources

Course Assessment

Assesment Methods	Percentage (%)	Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam	50	Final Exam
Midterm Exam	50	Midterm Exam

L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes

Prospective Student