RJs308 Language Testing at Secondary Schools

Faculty of Education
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Mgr. Simona Koryčánková, Ph.D.
Department of Russian Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Helena Rytířová
Supplier department: Department of Russian Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
Knowledge of Russian language at the level B2.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course objective is to provide a deeper insight into the theory and practice of evaluation of processes and results of the student's learning in foreign language classes with the emphasis on testing.
Different types of tests and test tasks will be presented to students. Students will design, modify, input, analyze and evaluate the language skills test according to the specified parameters (for the specified level).
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to design, modify, input, analyze and evaluate the language skills test according to specified parameters. Students will also be able to evaluate the effectiveness of common testing techniques.
Syllabus
  • 1. Pedagogical Assessment and Support Diagnostics
  • 2. Types of tests and test tasks
  • 3. Language testing, current trends
  • 4. Creating language tests according to specified parameters (level A1, A2, B1, B2 according to SERRJ)
  • 5. Using modern communication tools and applications in language testing of students
  • 6. Practice: preparation of a language test for students of secondary schools
Literature
    recommended literature
  • BARTOŇOVÁ, Miroslava and Jarmila PIPEKOVÁ. Manuál pro pedagogickou praxi : teorie a praxe (Manual for pedagogical experience). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011, 141 s. ISBN 9788021054974. info
  • MOSKOVKIN, L. V. Chrestomatija po metodike prepodavanija russkogo jazyka kak inostrannogo. Moskva: Russkij jazyk, 2010, 550 pp. ISBN 978-5-88337-220-8. info
  • PURM, Radko, Stanislav JELÍNEK and Josef VESELÝ. Didaktika ruského jazyka : vybrané kapitoly. Vydání třetí (rozšíře. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus, 2003, 250 stran. ISBN 8070411740. info
Teaching methods
Presentation of selected topics, group work, class discussion on the topic.
Assessment methods
Presentation of own test created according to the given criteria. Debate.
Language of instruction
Russian
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 24 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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