TSOL 541 - Language Assessment

3 credit hours

This course introduces students to relevant research and practices in facilitating effective assessment in the language classroom. This course reviews concepts of reliability and validity and examines a range of assessment strategies relevant for English language teachers. The course also approaches this topic from an equity and diversity perspective, keeping in mind learning environments, language variation, and beliefs about how people learn. Prerequisites: TSOL 531 and TSOL 534.