25.1514, Summer Schools: Testing and Assessment for Learning Languages/Siena, Italy

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Subject: 25.1514, Summer Schools: Testing and Assessment for Learning Languages/Siena, Italy

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Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 13:30:08
From: Paola Masillo [masillo at unistrasi.it]
Subject: Testing and Assessment for Learning Languages/Siena, Italy

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Testing and Assessment for Learning Languages

Host Institution: Università per Stranieri di Siena
Coordinating Institution: European Association for Language Testing and Assessment
Website: http://www.ealta.eu.org/events.htm

Dates: 28-Jul-2014 - 01-Aug-2014
Location: Siena, Italy

Focus: The aim is to address theoretical and practical underpinnings of classroom-based language assessment, an area of obvious importance, however often not given enough attention in teacher education.

The course will address the following topic areas:
- Introduction to educational assessment and language testing and assessment
- Developing and using different forms of language assessment in classrooms
- Assessment of language competences (skills)
- Assessment of language elements (grammar & vocabulary)
- Large scale assessment for learning
- The function of feedback
- Self- and peer-assessment
Minimum Education Level: Undergraduate

Description:
The course aims to address graduate students, language teachers and teacher
educators, researchers, test writers, exam designers and policy makers,
administrators and school program planners who are responsible for language
assessment.

There will be a mixture of lectures, seminars and practical work, and
participants will therefore be asked to bring their own laptops. The course
does not require much experience or specialized knowledge in language testing
and assessment. A short questionnaire will be included in the application form
to make it possible to adapt the detailed planning of the course to the needs
of the participants.

We are very pleased that Professors Ildiko Csepes, Gudrun Erickson, James
Purpura and Dina Tsagari have generously accepted to be tutors in the 2014
Summer School.

The programme and the application form are available at the EALTA (European
Association for Language Testing and Assessment) website:
http://www.ealta.eu.org/events.htm.

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
                      Language Acquisition

Tuition: 150.00 EUR

Tuition Explanation: Following EALTA policy, and thanks to the generous contribution of the tutors
and the Università per Stranieri di Siena, the participation fee for the
Summer School has been kept at 150 Euros. This will cover tuition and
materials, as well as the reception on Monday evening. Accommodation and
travel costs will be covered by the participants, as will the dinner which is
planned for Wednesday evening, 30th July.

Registration: 16-Mar-2014 to 28-Apr-2014

Contact Person: 2014 Ealta Summer School
                Email: ealtasummerschool at unistrasi.it

Apply by Email: ealtasummerschool at unistrasi.it

Registration Instructions:
The application form is available at the EALTA website:
http://www.ealta.eu.org/events.htm.

The deadline for applications is 28th April 2014. The number of participants
will be limited to 30. If the number of applicants exceeds 30, the final
selection will be made on the basis of the profiles of the applicants and the
date of application.

The applicants will be informed about the outcome of the selection by May 16th
2014.

The fee will have to be paid in full before June 10th 2014. Information about
method of payment will be given together with the acceptance message.

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