LINGUIST List 25.1796
Sat
Apr 19 2014
Summer Schools: The
Language Testing Institute / Modena,
Italy
Editor for this issue:
Malgorzata Cavar <gosialinguistlist.org>
Date: 19-Apr-2014
From: Silvia Cacchiani
<silvia.cacchiani
unimore.it>
Subject: The Language Testing
Institute / Modena, Italy
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The Language Testing Institute
Host Institution: Università degli studi di
Modena e Reggio Emilia
Coordinating Institution: Università degli
studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia
Website:
http://assessment.cla.unimo.it/index.php/en/summer-school
Dates: 09-Jun-2014 - 12-Jun-2014
Location: Modena, Italy
Focus: The Language Assessment Institute
organizes four-day courses offering hands-on
experience in the assessment of language
learning in higher education settings. The
courses are team taught by world renowned
experts in the field in small, seminar and
workshop settings.
Minimum Education Level: No Minimum
Description:
Reading materials are provided well before
courses so as to allow participants to reap the
greatest benefit from the work in class. The
following courses are offered:
1. Basic Principles in Language Testing and
Assessment (A. Kunnan - Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore);
2. A learning-oriented Approach to
Classroom-Based Assessment (James Purpura -
Columbia University, New York; Carolyn Turner -
McGill University, Montreal);
3. An Introduction to Performance Assessment
(Kirby Grabowski - Columbia University, New
York).
Courses are held in English.
Course(s) Offered:
Basic Principles in Language Testing and
Assessment
This course explores theoretical and practical
issues related to the field of language
testing, focusing on the basic principles of
test design, development, and the
scoring/coding of different types of data. It
also provides training for the basic analysis
of test data using SPSS, a commonly used
statistical program. The analyses will include
basic descriptive statistics, item analysis,
and the analysis of reliability and
validity.
A Learning-Oriented Approach to Classroom-Based
Assessment
The course takes a learning-oriented approach
to language assessment (Purpura & Turner,
Forthcoming) in classroom contexts. The course
will explore:
1. the role that planned and unplanned
assessments play in learning a second or
foreign language in classroom settings,
and the effect assessment has on furthering
learning processes and achieving successful
learning outcomes;
2. how learning can be embedded in
assessments;
3. the role that assessment plays in CLIL
(Content and Language Integrated Learning).
An Introduction to Performance Assessment
This course introduces participants to the
analysis of performance assessment by means of
a particular version of item-response theory,
called Many-Facet Rasch Measurement, where they
can examine simultaneously the many sources of
variance in a performance task (e.g., examinee
ability, task difficulty, rater severity). In
addition to reviewing the principles of Rasch
measurement, the course will take a hands-on
approach to the analysis of performance tasks
using FACETS.
Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
Subject Languages: English
Tuition: 350.00-450.00 EUR
Tuition Explanation:
Regular: 450EUR; Sponsored members: 400EUR; PhD
Students: 350EUR.
Fees include registration (grants available)
and materials.
Deadline for registration: June 1, 2014.
Financial Aid: Applications accepted until
01-Jun-2014
Grants are available.
Financial Aid Instructions:
For information on financial aid please visit
our website or contact us at
testing.modena
unimore.it.
Registration: 01-Apr-2014 to 01-Jun-2014
Contact Person: Chiara Nicolau
Phone: 3905920547009
Fax: 390592057007
Email: testing.modena
unimore.it
Apply on the web:
http://assessment.cla.unimo.it/index.php/en/summer-school/registration
Registration Instructions:
For information on registration please send an
email to
testing.modena
unimore.it.
Page Updated: 19-Apr-2014