A hybrid learning framework for building student assessment literacy and improving oral communication skills in second language acquisition

![CDATA[In 2016 a team of language teachers, curriculum designers and technology specialists was awarded an educational grant to develop assessment literacy and oral communication skills through online dialogues and feedback opportunities for first year language students. The research study has two related aims: First, the university is currently engaged in curriculum transformation over the next 5 year period. As a consequence, the faculty of Law, Humanities and Arts is moving from 8 to 6 credit point subjects and restructuring course curricula. Thus, academics are taking this opportunity to re-design and improve their assessment tasks with a view to ‘assessing smart’ across all course provisions and to having assessment methods capable of assuring course learning outcomes. Second, this study seeks to develop communication skills in the learners by not only engaging them in teaching and assessment activities, but also in making judgement during assessment marking and grading process so that they can make the link between these skills and their summative assessment tasks.]]