Syllabus on Language and Literature Assessment

Republic of the Philippines Philippines Remnant Christian Colleges – Palawan Poblacion, Aborlan, Palawan

Course Code: Course Title: Language and Literature Assessment Course Credit: 3 units Course Description: This course aims to equip the students with the knowledge and skills necessary in assessment as an integral part of language learning and teaching process. It explores the principles and methods of  assessing students’ performance and achievement in language and literature with emphasis on the four macro skills: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. It provides opportunities for students to gain in-depth understanding of the language learners and the chance to prepare assessment tools and evaluate the same. Course b!ecti"es: t the end of the course, the students students will !e a!le to: A# Cogni Cogniti" ti"e e $%now $%nowled ledge& ge&:: ". #iscuss #iscuss key concepts concepts and theorie theoriess related to languag language e and literature literature assessmen assessment. t. $. %ompare %ompare the the di&eren di&erentt approache approachess in languag language e assessm assessment. ent. '. (xplain (xplain assessme assessment nt and and evaluation evaluation principle principles. s. ). #escri!e #escri!e the the di&erent di&erent types types of language language asses assessmen smentt and assessme assessment nt tools. *. #iscuss #iscuss the phases phases of of evaluation evaluation and and the stages stages of test test construct construction. ion. +. Ident Identify ify the criter criteria ia of of a good good tes test. t. . %ategori %ategorie e the approa approaches ches in in preparing preparing quali qualitativ tative e data. . #escri!e the di&erent di&erent types types of of tests for listening, listening, reading, reading, speaking speaking and writing as well as for literature. '# A(ec A(ecti ti"e "e $At $Atti titu tude de&: &: ". cknowle cknowledge dge the value value of assessm assessment ent in the teachin teaching-lea g-learnin rning g process. process. $. %onne %onnect ct with their their past past and presen presentt teache teachers rs as they they attempt attempt to assum assume e their their role in preparing assessment tools. '. /ealie /ealie the importa importance nce of knowing knowing the the di&erent di&erent ways ways of assessing assessing studen studentt works and performances0 ). #i&erentiate the purposes purposes of traditional traditional assessmen assessmentt and alternative assessment0 assessment0 and and *. 1ain new new insights insights into various various ways ways of assessing assessing student students’ s’ performance performance in the the literature literature classroom. C# Ps)c Ps)cho homo moto torr $*+il $*+ills ls&: &: # 2repare 2ower2oint presentations on identi3ed assessment topics. -# %onstruct a sample of each type of test in language and in literature using appropriate testing concepts0

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