This assignment has two (2) parts: design of an assessment task and discussion of how it
satisfies the fundamental principles of language assessment.
PART1 The assessment design section requires you to design an assessment for your current or
future teaching context. This section should be around 2000 words in total. Please follow
each of the steps below carefully and note the word limits for each step:
Step 1
Briefly describe the teaching context in which you will use the assessment. Who are your
students? What are they studying? Why are they studying English? This section should be
around 100 words.
Step 2
Describe the language ability or abilities your assessment will assess. This section should be
around 200 words.
Step 3
Design one (1) assessment that will assess the language ability or abilities you want to assess.
Make sure you clearly describe the assessment, including the questions/tasks on the
assessment, how you will use it, the instructions you will give students, any materials required
to complete the assessment, how you will mark or score the assessment etc. This section
should be around 1700 words