Language Assessment Literacy (LAL) research has focused on defining the knowledge, skills, and principles that the stakeholders involved in language assessment activities are required to master. However, there is scarce research on the relationship between LAL and the professional development of language teachers. Therefore, this exploratory action research study examined the impact of a language assessment course on pre-service teachers in a Colombian language teaching programme. Data were collected through questionnaires, interviews, teacher and researcher journals and class observations. The findings show that the course promoted theoretical, technical and operational dimensions in the language assessment design practices of the participants. In addition, it enhanced their LAL and professional development. Consequently, this study contends that the LAL course changed language assessment perceptions radically and encouraged pre-service teachers to design assessments 1 This is a classroom-based research study conducted as an independent research process to examine the impact of a new course on language assessment in the Licenciatura en Bilingüismo con énfasis en inglés at Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira. This study was not funded. 2 Universidad de Caldas, Colombia. ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5221-8245. frank.giraldo@ucaldas.edu.co 3 Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Colombia. ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3146-6116. dmurcia@utp.edu.co conscientiously, a feature not explicitly stated in LAL research involving this group of stakeholders elsewhere.

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语言评估素养与职前语言教师的专业发展

语言评估素养（LAL）研究的重点是定义参与语言评估活动的利益相关者必须掌握的知识，技能和原则。但是，关于语言学习者与语言教师专业发展之间关系的研究很少。因此，这项探索性行动研究研究了哥伦比亚语言教学计划中的语言评估课程对职前教师的影响。通过问卷，访谈，教师和研究者期刊以及课堂观察收集数据。调查结果表明，该课程在参与者的语言评估设计实践中提升了理论，技术和操作层面。此外，它还增强了他们的LAL和专业发展。所以，这项研究认为LAL课程从根本上改变了语言评估观念，并鼓励职前教师进行评估1。这是一项基于课堂的研究，作为一项独立的研究过程，旨在研究新课程对Licenciatura中语言评估的影响佩雷拉大学（University ofTecnológicade Pereira）的双语教学。这项研究没有资金。2哥伦比亚卡尔达斯大学。ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5221-8245。frank.giraldo@ucaldas.edu.co 3哥伦比亚佩雷拉大学。ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3146-6116。认真地dmurcia@utp.edu.co，这是LAL研究中未明确提及的功能，涉及其他地方的利益相关者群体。