EDUC 4065 - Assessment of English Language Learner Students

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Prerequisite: Milestone I or enrollment as a non-degree seeking student
Description: Topics will train teachers to survey varying approaches to evaluating language and communication skills; distinguish between tests designed for language proficiency from those designed to detect learning problems;
investigate models of language assessment; distinguish between tests designed to assess knowledge of language structure from those that evaluate communicative skill; critique research being done in the area of
testing in a second language.