| 1 | Introduction to the course and syllabus; Introduction to Language Testing and Assessment Key Concepts: Validity, Reliability, Practicality, Authenticity, Washback | Course Syllabus; Brown & Abeywickrama (2019) (Chap. 1 & 2) |
| 2 | Assessment Concepts & Issues Principles of Language Assessment | Hughes & Hughes (2020) (Chap. 1, 2, & 3) |
| 3 | Reliability & Validity; Stages of Test Development ve Testing | Hughes & Hughes (2020) (Chap. 4 & 5); Brown & Abeywickrama (2019) (Chap. 3); Hughes & Hughes (2020) (Chap. 7) |
| 4 | Assessing Listening Skills; Test Formats, Listening Sub-skills, Designing Listening Tests | Brown & Abeywickrama (2019) (Chap. 6); Hughes & Hughes (2020) (Chap. 12) |
| 5 | Assessing Speaking Skills; Types of Speaking Tasks, Rating Scales, Performance Assessment | Brown & Abeywickrama (2019) (Chap. 7); Hughes & Hughes (2020) (Chap. 10) |
| 6 | Assessing Reading Skills; Test Formats, Reading Sub-skills, Designing Reading Tests | Brown & Abeywickrama (2019) (Chap. 8); Hughes & Hughes (2020) (Chap. 11) |
| 7 | Assessing Writing Skills; Writing Tasks, Holistic vs. Analytic Scoring, Rubrics | Brown & Abeywickrama (2019) (Chap. 9); Hughes & Hughes (2020) (Chap. 9) |
| 8 | Midterm Examination | |
| 9 | Assessing Vocabulary Receptive vs. Productive Knowledge, Word Frequency, Multiple-choice, Gap-fill, Matching Tests | Brown & Abeywickrama (2019) (Chap. 10); Hughes & Hughes (2020) (Chap. 13) |
| 10 | Assessing Grammar Discrete-point Tests, Integrative Tests, Error Analysis | Brown & Abeywickrama (2019) (Chap. 10); Hughes & Hughes (2020) (Chap. 13) |
| 11 | Assessing Pronunciation Segmental vs. Suprasegmental Features, Intelligibility, Recording-based Assessment | Carey et al. (2011) |
| 12 | Test for Young Learners Alternative and Formative Assessment | Hughes & Hughes (2020) (Chap. 15) |
| 13 | Portfolio Assessment, Self-assessment, Peer Assessment | Brown & Abeywickrama (2019) (Chap. 12) |
| 14 | Test Administration and Practical Issues; Time Management, Test Security, Test Delivery | Hughes (2003) (Chap. 18) |