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THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGHDEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2007/2008
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Language Testing (P00371)? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : EDU-P-LTLING The course covers these topics: Entry Requirementsnone Subject AreasHome subject areaEducation, (The Moray House School of Education, Schedule C) Delivery Information? Normal year taken : Postgraduate ? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4) ? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks ? Other Required Attendance : 20 minutes per week for 11 weeks All of the following classes
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
After successful completion, participants should:
- Be familiar with a wide range of current ideas and methods in language testing. - Be able to relate them to theories and assumptions about language, and learning, and human abilities. - Have basic competence in writing classroom tests and evaluating published tests. - Be able to use tests as research tools, e.g. in formative curriculum evaluation. - Be familiar, at a basic level, with the concerns of professional test writers. Assessment Information
One project of 5000-6000 words. There will be a choice of projects involving the evaluation and/or design and/or trying out of tests or parts of tests.
Contact and Further InformationThe Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries. Course Secretary Mrs Sally Reid Course Organiser Mr Brian Parkinson School Website : http://www.education.ed.ac.uk/ College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/ |
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