KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN DAN KEBUDAYAAN

UNIVERSITAS BRAWIJAYA
PROGRAM S-1 PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS
FAKULTAS ILMU BUDAYA

SYLLABUS

1. Faculty/Study Program Cultural Study/ English Language Education

2. Course/code Language Testing/ SPE 4129
3. Credits 3
4. Lecturer Team teaching

I. Course Description :
Language testing course deals with the background theories and principles of
assessment in English language teaching, including the procedures of test
construction.

II. Course Objective(s) :

Pragmatics course will provide students with experiences, insight, knowledge on the
study on concepts of assessment in ELT, approaches, functions and types of
language assessment instruments, and elementary statistics related to language
assessment. More emphasis is placed on analyzing English test as a measurement
instrument covering criteria of a good test, scoring, and interpreting results of a test.

III. Standard Competence(s) :

By the end of the course, students are able to
- have experiences, insight, knowledge on the study on concepts of assessment
in ELT
- be aware of approaches, functions and types of language assessment
instruments
- utilize elementary statistics related to language assessment
- create tests as a measurement instrument covering criteria of a good test,
scoring, and interpreting results of tests

IV. Topics and Elaboration of the Topics

Week
Topics Elaboration of the Topics Time
allotment
1 Course Introduction Discussion of the syllabus and course 150
requirements

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Topics Elaboration of the Topics Time
allotment

Class contracts

2 Test, measurement, and Definition Test, measurement, and

assessment
3 Principles of language learning
assessment; examples on the
areas of relationship of these
terms in educational context.
Functions language assessment;
types of language assessment

4 Designing classroom language language assessment types; steps

test: classroom language assessment

5 Designing classroom language scoring, grading, and giving

assessment feedback

6 standardized language assessment blueprint;

assessment standardized language assessment
construction; item analysis

7 QUIZ 2 + Review Previous materials

8 Mid term test Previous materials

9 Authentic Assessment
10 Designing blueprint
11 Assessing Listening Tasks on different types of
assessment based on various
genres for listening
12 Assessing Speaking: Designing imitative, intensive, and
responsive speaking assessment

13 Assessing Speaking: Designing interactive and extensive

speaking assessment

14 Assessing Reading Tasks on different types of

assessment based on various
genres for reading

15 Assessing Writing: Genres and skills in writing, designing

imitative and intensive writing
assessment

16 Final test Students’ portfolio; Written

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Topics Elaboration of the Topics Time
allotment
questions

V. References

Bachman, L. 1990. Fundamental Consideration in Language Testing. Oxford: Oxford

University Press.

Brown, J.D. 2004. Language Assessment: Principles and Classroom Practices . White
Plains: Pearson Education, Inc.

Brown, J.D. and Hudson, Thom. 2002. Criterion-referenced Language Testing.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Cheng, L., Watanabe, Y., and Curtis, A. 2008. Washback in Language Testing:
Research contexts and methods. New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates ,
Inc.

Davidson, F., and Lynch, B. 2002. Testcraft: A teacher’s guide to writing and using
language test specifications. New Haven: Yale University.
Fulcher, G. 2010. Practical Language Testing. London: Hodder Education.

Fulcher, G., and Davidson, F. 2007. Language Testing and Assessment. Oxon:
Routledge.

Heaton, J.B.1989. Writing English Language Test. Longman

Hughes, A. 2003. Testing for Language Teachers (2nd Ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press.

Kopriva, R. 2008. Improving Testing for English Language Learners. New York:
Routledge.

Weir, Cyril J. 1990. Communicative Language Testing. New York: Prentice Hall.

Malang,
Mengetahui, Dosen Pengampu
Kaprodi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris

Dr. Sugeng Susilo Adi, M.Hum ( )

NIP. 19680521 200801 1 004 NIP/NIK

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