Tuguegarao Archdiocesan Schools System

Saint Joseph’s College of Baggao, Inc.

Baggao, Cagayan, Philippines
Transforming Lives, Shaping the Future

TEACHING, ASSESSING THE MICRO SKILLS (ELT5)

Course Specification

1. COURSE PROFILE
1.1 Course Description
This course provides an in-depth discussion of the historical development, characteristics and types
of tests well as guidelines in constructing different kinds of tests. This also covers scoring
procedures, rubrics for evaluating tests, item analysis and evaluating literary competence and
achievements.
1.2 College College of Teacher Education
1.3 Department BSED
1.4 Course Title & Course Code Teaching, Assessing the macro skills (ELT5)
1.5 Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF) Level 4
1.6 Program(s) to which it contributes BSED-English
1.7 Mode of Attendance Full-time
1.8 Semester & Academic Year 1st Semester, SY 2018-2019
1.9 Total Credits 3 credit units
1.10 Date of most recent revision Sept. 13, 2018

2. COURSE DESIGN
2.1 Course Aims
The course aims to:
1. Provide students an overview of the main concepts of Linguistics.
2. Equip the students on the sub-disciplines of linguistics; Morphology, Phonetics,
Phonology, Syntax and Semantics (language sounds, how sounds interact, how
words and sentences are built, meaning and how we use meaning in conversation.)
3. Enable students to use language fluently.

2.2 Learning Outcomes , Teaching , Learning and Assessment Methods

a. Knowledge, Skill & Values

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 Upon completion of the course, the students should be able to:
a1. Define assessment, evaluation, testing, measurement and discuss the
issues in language testing.
a2. Display critical thinking skills on the issues confronting language testing
and can show competence in choosing and constructing appropriate listening,
reading, writing and speaking test.

b. Application
Upon completion of the course, the students should be able to:
b1. Construct different types, factors and characteristics of writing tests and
tasks.

b2. Appreciate acquiring macro skills as part of language teaching and explain
the importance of constructing a test.

c. Degree of Independence
Upon completion of the course, the students should be able to:
c1. Critique and display competence in choosing and constructing appropriate
reading test, listening, writing and speaking.

c2. Produce portfolio of recordings and documents to reflect the quality and
progress of test.

3. MAPPING (CILOs TO PILOs)

PILOs
CILOs
A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2 D1 D2
a1 Define assessment, evaluation, testing,
measurement and discuss the issues in
language testing.
a2 Display critical thinking skills on the issues
confronting language testing and can show
competence in choosing and constructing
appropriate listening, reading, writing and
speaking test.
b1 Construct different types, factors and
characteristics of writing tests and tasks.

b2 . Appreciate acquiring macro skills as part

of language teaching and explain the

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importance of constructing a test.
c1 Critique and display competence in choosing
and constructing appropriate reading test,
listening, writing and speaking.

c2 Produce portfolio of recordings and

documents to reflect the quality and progress of
test.

4. COURSE STRUCTURE
Teaching & Learning
Week Hours ILOs Unit/ Topics Assessment Method
Activities
Course Contents: Concept Map
I. Issues in Language Brainstorming
Testing
a. What is Language
1 3 Testing? Recitation
Discussion
b. Historical Trends in
Second Language
Testing
Current Trends in
Language Testing
II. Consideration in
Testing
a. The Purposes of
Language Tests
b. Types of Tests/
Written test
Classification of Tests
2 3
c. Students’ Views on
Recitation
Language Testing
d. Uses and Misuses of
Classroom Tests

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 4 3 Recitation

5 3 Recitation
6 3 Recitation
Midterm Examination
7
(Date of exam: xx/xx/xxxx)

8 3

9 3
10 3
11 3
12 3
13 3
14 3
Final Examination
15
(Date of exam: xx/xx/xxxx)

5. ALLOCATION OF NOTIONAL LEARNING HOURS

Learning Activity Activity Duration Frequency Notional Hours
Lessons/ Lectures/ Seminars 3 hours/ week 13 weeks = 39 39
Supervised Assessment
 Written Quizzes 0.5 hour (0.5 x 1) = 0.5
 Written tasks 3.5 hours (3.5 x 4) = 14
 Group project 16 hours (16 x 1) = 16 34
 Midterm exam 1.5 hours (1.5 x 1) = 1.5
 Final exam 2 hours (2 x 1) = 2
Independent Learning
3.5 hours/ week (3 x 14) = 49 42
(including learning on Moodle)
Other

Total Notional Hours 122

PQF Credit 12

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6. INFRASTRUCTURE
Required reading: 
 Core texts
 References
 Lectures/Handouts & Case Study
 Course Materials  E Learning: Moodle available on the website of The ASU
www.asu.edu.bh
 Special requirements  Workshop
 Periodicals
 Community  Site Visit to a selected company to conduct group Assignment

7. ADMISSION
Pre-requisites NONE
Minimum No. of Students 17
Maximum No. of Students 55

8. GRADING/ ILO WEIGHT ALLOCATION

20%
Midterm Exam:
(a1 =10%/ a2 = 10%)
Project
Seminar Plan Course Plan
Coursework: Presentation

30%
Final Exam:
(a1 =10%/ a2 = 10%)
TOTAL 100%

9. COURSE COORDINATOR
Name Jimboy B. Pagalilauan
Office: No. 00, Dean’s Office
Office Hours 8:00 – 12 nn/ 1:00 – 5:00 pm
Phone: 0997-984-3022
Email: Princejim1623@gmail.com

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