Language Testing (Distance)

Overview

Key facts

The programme is also available as a Postgraduate Certificate - see details below.

With a short orientation seminar to launch the course, five online modules, and a dissertation, our programme is designed for part-time study over two years. We also offer opportunities to base your coursework and dissertation project on issues within your own educational or professional context. Programme content considers the major developments in language testing in recent years and reflects current thinking and good practice.

Lancaster University’s Language Testing (Distance) programme starts with the orientation seminar in late September and runs over two academic years, ending with submission of dissertations in September two years later. Each taught module lasts one academic term.

The five modules are usually taken in this sequence:1. Language Test Construction and Evaluation2. Exploring Language Constructs for Language Testing3. Issues in Language Testing4. Research Issues in Applied Linguistics5. Statistical Analysis for Language Testing

The part-time, web-based programme aims to provide flexibility so that you can study alongside work and personal commitments. We follow sound pedagogical principles for the provision of distance education and provide individualised support and feedback to each student.