LLAS Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies

The winner of the Subject Centre's undergraduate student essay competition 2010
LLAS runs an annual student award competition open to anyone studying languages, linguistics or area studies as part of their HE course.

Student Award 2009: winners announced!

LLAS runs an annual student essay competition open to anyone studying languages, linguistics or area studies as part of their HE course.

Student Award 2008: What makes a good lecturer?

The winner of the Subject Centre's undergraduate student essay competition 2008 is Siobhan Tebbs Wesley, a final year student studying a Combined Honours in Arts (Arabic, French, Russian and Sociology) at Durham University.

Runner up in the student award 2008: What makes a good lecturer?

Marta Dados, a second year French, Spanish and English student at the University of Glasgow, is a runner up in the Subject Centre's undergraduate student essay competition 2008.

Runner up in the student award 2008: What makes a good lecturer?

Caroline Smith, a final year Linguistics student at the University of Cambridge, was a runner up in the Subject Centre's undergraduate student essay competition 2008.

Student award 2008: What makes a good lecturer?

The winner of the Subject Centre's undergraduate student essay competition 2008 was Siobhan Tebbs Wesley, a final year student studying a Combined Honours in Arts (Arabic, French, Russian and Sociology) at Durham University.

Principles of assessment
This article contains a brief introduction to the main principles which should be followed by the constructors of tests and assessments. It briefly introduces the key concepts of test validity, reliability and washback, and provides guidelines for pre-testing. It gives the addresses of three other language testing web sites and has bibliographical pointers to more detailed discussion of language testing, in particular. A comprehensive glossary of testing terms is also provided.

Student essays - an academic literacies perspective
Students writing in the university - an academic literacies perspective - intergrating the process of writing about academic knowledge with the teaching of academic knowledge - writing as a social and disciplinary practice in contrast to writing as a technical skill.