Assessment of communicational competencies in foreign languages
| Title | Αξιολόγηση δεξιοτήτων επικοινωνίας στις ξένες γλώσσες / Assessment of communicational competencies in foreign languages |
| Title in French | Évaluation des compétences de communication en langues étrangères |
| Code | Ε125 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | French Language and Literature |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600018642 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Gallikīs Glṓssas kai Filologías (2020-)
Registered students: 6
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Mandatory Elective Courses | Winter/Spring | - | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2022 – 2023 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
|
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600227578
|
Class Schedule
| Building | School of Modern Greek |
| Floor | Basement |
| Hall | ΑΙΘΟΥΣΑ 9 (109) |
| Calendar | Monday 08:30 to 11:00 |
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600227578
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- French (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Language skills in French :
level C1
on the scale of reference developed within the Council of Europe's CEFR.
Learning Outcomes
The aim of this course is to make students capable of conceiving, developing and evaluating the testing activities used to assess knowledge and competencies in foreign languages.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Psychometrics and testing notions - Critical analysis of assessment activities - Development of assessment tools - Result processing and interpretation
Unit 1: Introduction
Unit 2: Psychometrics and testing notions
Unit 3: Psychometrics and testing notions (continuation)
Unit 4: Psychometrics and testing notions (continuation)
Unit 5: Critical analysis of assessment activities
Unit 6: Critical analysis of assessment activities(continuation)
Unit 7: Critical analysis of assessment activities (continuation)
Unit 8: Development of assessment tools
Unit 9: Development of assessment tools (continuation)
Unit 10: Development of assessment tools (continuation)
Unit 11: Result processing and interpretations
Unit 12: Result processing and interpretation (continuation)
Revision of all units
Keywords
Assessment, Language training, testing, psychometrics, French language
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Audio
- Multimedia
- Interactive excersises
- Book
- Distance interaction
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Moodle (Learning Management System)
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | 1.6 | |||
| Reading Assigment | 34 | 1.4 | |||
| Written assigments | 34 | 1.4 | |||
| Exams | 4 | 0.2 | |||
| Other / Others | 39 | 1.6 | |||
| Total | 150 | 6 |
Student Assessment
Description
Continuous Assessment: All students are monitored during the execution of practical exercises (homework assignments, internet tasks).
Final assessment: written and/or oral exams at the end of the semester.
Selection of the assessment criteria along with the students.
The results of the continued and/or final assessment, as well as comments, appear on each student's personal page on the course web site.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
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Additional bibliography for study
Centre for Applied Linguistics (2009). Understanding Assessment. A guide for Foreign Language Educators. Retrieved from http://www.cal.org/flad/tutorial/
Council of Europe (2001). Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, teaching, assessment, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Council of Europe (2018). Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, teaching, assessment,Companion Volume with new Descriptors. Retrieved from https://rm.coe.int/cefr-companion-volume-with-new-descriptors-2018/1680787989/
Delhaye, O. (1998). Présentation critique d'un instrument d'évaluation mis en œuvre en Grèce pour l'octroi d'une certification en langue française.
Delhaye, O. (2006). Modèle d'évaluation des dispositifs et des techniques d'évaluation certificative en langues étrangères.
Τσοπάνογλου, Α. (2000). Μεθοδολογία της επιστημονικής έρευνας και εφαρμογές της στην αξιολόγηση της γλωσσικής κατάρτισης.
Last Update
02-03-2020
