LANGUAGE TESTING AND ASSESSMENT AND ACTION RESEARCH

Course Objectives

The major objectives of the training course are to help the learners:

Acquire essential knowledge and skills in assessing language learners and designing tests to evaluate the learning and teaching process;
Develop professional knowledge and skills to conduct action research for the improvement of the quality of English language teaching at schools.

Course Content

The course consists of two modules: Language Testing and Assessment and Action Research. Each module includes 60 hours of in-class sessions and 40 – 80 hours of self-study with the specific topic areas as below:

Module 1: Language Testing and Assessment:

Overview of language testing and assessment
Types of language assessment and test design
Techniques and criteria for assessing VSTEP speaking and writing

Module 2: Action Research

Overview analysis of Action research
Connections between the Action research and professional development
Procedure of doing action research

Course structure:

The course is combined with classroom presentation, in-class practices and conducting mini-projects as below:

For the classroom presentation, SEAMEO RETRAC instructors will succinctly provide learners with basic knowledge and essential skills
For the in-class practices, learners will participate in discussions, and they will be instructed to conduct mini-projects and complete the assignments.