The main aims of this course are to consider the principles and practice of assessment for language learning and to enable course participants to apply essential understanding and techniques to construct and evaluate testing instruments for their particular teaching purposes. Upon completion of the course, course participants should be able to: determine how learning and testing may be integrated; follow standard procedures in constructing a testing instrument; use appropriate techniques to test learners’ language skills; analyse and interpret test scores for students, teachers and parents; and judge the validity, reliability, practicality and impact of a test.

CILO-1: Explain the relationship between teaching, learning and assessment. CILO-2: Discuss the characteristics of a good test and other key terms in language testing. CILO-3: Use appropriate techniques to test learners’ language skills and write items for a language test. CILO-4: Analyse and interpret test scores for students, teachers and parents.