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Description of Individual Course Units| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | AE-İNG402 | Exam Preparation in English Language Teaching | Compulsory | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| | Level of Course Unit | | First Cycle | | Objectives of the Course | | The aim of this course is to introduce the concepts of measurement and evaluation in foreign language teaching and to develop the skills of using pre-service teachers' measurement and evaluation methods and tools. | | Name of Lecturer(s) | | | Learning Outcomes | | 1 | Students will be able to define the basic concepts, principles and constructs of classroom based measurement and evaluation. | | 2 | Students will be able to define different types of tests and forms of testing and prepare different types of questions for large-scale language measurement purposes. develop and evaluate such tests and other available measurement methods. | | 3 | Students will be able to form language tests for different age groups, language levels and learning styles. | | 4 | Students will be able to analyze the techniques of reading, writing, listening, speaking, vocabulary and grammar in a discrete and integrated manner; will be able to understand and define descriptive inferential statistics calculations and principles underlying exam design. | | 5 | Students will be able to define the stages of the test, interpretation of the item analysis and test scores, evaluation of the measured tests and the back effects of the language exams prepared by the teacher. |
| | Mode of Delivery | | Normal Education | | Prerequisites and co-requisities | | N/A | | Recommended Optional Programme Components | | N/A | | Course Contents | | Types of exams and methods of measurement used for different age groups and language levels in language skills teaching; principles for measuring and evaluating language skills; types of questions used in reading, writing, listening, speaking, vocabulary and grammar levels; exam preparation techniques and evaluation criteria; preparation of various questions and exam evaluation studies. | | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
| 1 | What is the test? Measurement and Teaching. Approaches to Foreign Language Measurement Styles | | | | 2 | Basic concepts and principles of foreign language exam preparation and evaluation | | | | 3 | Preparing Language Exams. Exam types and characteristics. Grading and feedback | | | | 4 | Standard Measurement. Exam types. Multiple Choice Test Preparation. | | | | 5 | Standard deviation. Arithmetic mean. Range. Variance | | | | 6 | Evaluation of Listening and Speaking Skills. Measurement of Micro and Macro Skills | | | | 7 | Evaluation of Reading and Writing Skills. Measurement of Micro and Macro Skills | | | | 8 | Beyond Exam: Alternative methods of measurement | | | | 9 | Mid Term Exam | | | | 10 | Grading and Evaluation. Philosophy of giving notes. Corporate Expectations and Limitations | | | | 11 | Group project: collection, evaluation, and presentation of different language tests (vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation, listening, speaking, reading and writing). | | | | 12 | Group project: collection, evaluation, and presentation of different language tests (vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation, listening, speaking, reading and writing). | | | | 13 | Group project: collection, evaluation, and presentation of different language tests (vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation, listening, speaking, reading and writing). | | | | 14 | Group project: collection and evaluation of different language tests (vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation, listening, speaking, reading and writing). | | | | 15 | Final Exam | | |
| | Recommended or Required Reading | | Brown, H.D. (2003). Language assessment: principles and classroom practice. New York: Pearson ESL. Hughes, A (1989) Testing for Language Teachers . Cambridge University Press. Weir, C (1993) Understanding and Developing Language Tests. Prentice Hall. Weir, C. & Roberts, J. (1994). Evaluation in ELT. Oxford, UK: Cambridge, Mass. | | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | | Work Placement(s) | | N/A |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Attending Lectures | 15 | 3 | 45 | | Practice | 12 | 2 | 24 | | Performance | 12 | 3 | 36 | |
| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | | LO1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | | | | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | LO2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | | | | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | LO3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | | | | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | LO4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | | | | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | LO5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | | | | | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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