Programmi

Lecturers/Professors:	MACHETTI Sabrina
Educational activities:	Linguistic Testing and Assessment
Academic discipline:	L-LIN/02
Teaching hours:	36
Course hours:	36
Credits:	6
Teaching period:	1° semestre
Course Title: Course content:	The course addresses the following topics: - The theoretical and methodological foundations of language testing and assessment (LTA). - The principles of usefulness, validity, and reliability in LTA. - The purposes of the LTA process. - The different phases of the LTA process, from test design and development to test validation. - Ethical issues and the impact of LTA on learners, teaching, and educational contexts.
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Course books:	- Association of Language Testers in Europe – ALTE, Uneven Language Profiles and Differentiated Language Requirements: Recommendations for test developers, policy makers and employers (2023), https://www.alte.org/Materials - Association of Language Testers in Europe – ALTE, Manual for Language Test Development and Examining (2026), https://www.alte.org/Materials - Consiglio d'Europa, Quadro Comune Europeo di Riferimento per le Lingue. Volume complementare (2020) - S. Machetti, Essere vaghi per essere precisi. La vaghezza e la valutazione della L2, Pacini Editore, Pisa, 2023. - S. Machetti, M. Vedovelli (a cura di), Manuale della certificazione dell’italiano L2. Nuova edizione, Carocci, Roma, 2024. - P. Masillo, La valutazione linguistica in contesto migratorio: il test A2, Pacini Editore, Pisa, 2019. Per studenti non frequentanti - Association of Language Testers in Europe – ALTE, Uneven Language Profiles and Differentiated Language Requirements: Recommendations for test developers, policy makers and employers (2023), https://www.alte.org/Materials - Association of Language Testers in Europe – ALTE, Manual for Language Test Development and Examining (2026), https://www.alte.org/Materials - Consiglio d'Europa, Quadro Comune Europeo di Riferimento per le Lingue. Volume complementare (2020) - S. Machetti, Essere vaghi per essere precisi. La vaghezza e la valutazione della L2, Pacini Editore, Pisa, 2023. - S. Machetti, M. Vedovelli (a cura di), Manuale della certificazione dell’italiano L2. Nuova edizione, Carocci, Roma, 2024. - P. Masillo, La valutazione linguistica in contesto migratorio: il test A2, Pacini Editore, Pisa, 2019. e 1 testo a scelta fra i seguenti: P. Barki et al., Valutare e certificare l’italiano di stranieri. I livelli iniziali, Guerra Edizioni, Perugia, 2003. C. Corsini, La valutazione che educa. Liberare insegnamento e apprendimento dalla tirannia del voto, Milano, Franco Angeli, 2023. L. Rocca et al., Linguistic integration of adult migrants: requirements and learning opportunities, Strasbourg, Council of Europe, 2018. D. Tsagari et al., Handbook of Assessment for Language Teachers, 2018, http://taleproject.eu/.
Teaching Methods:	The course combines lectures with a blended teaching approach and additional strategies, including the use of multimedia and multimodal resources, with the aim of enhancing students’ motivation, attention, and active participation. PowerPoint presentations and video materials will be used to illustrate and synthesize the key topics covered. Student engagement is encouraged through regular interaction during class, including frequent question-and-answer sessions and class discussions.
Learning Objectives:	The course provides students with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed to understand, interpret, and manage the processes of testing and assessing L2 communicative competence. By the end of the course, students will be able - to understand the conceptual and methodological foundations of LTA - to apply the basic principles of LTA - to reflect on the educational and societal impact of LTA practices - to use the fundamental techniques of LTA.
Expected Learning Outcomes and Assessment Methods:	Compulsory written test, Oral exam, Optional essay (written production)
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