| Meeting 09 • 26 April 2011 |
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4/27/11
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| Today • my deadline page |
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numbers in ( ) = minutes planned for activity/ topic
√ = topic / activity that was adequately dealt with during the class
+ = topic needs more attention & will be resumed at next / subsequent meeting(s)
–M (earlier: –) = a topic / activity that was proposed but not carried out (but will be taken up later for MORE discussion)
N = a topic / activity that was proposed but not included / is NOT going to be taken up after all
Red italic text like this = comments after the meeting
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Main topic(s): Introduction to Assessment; the FL and AL Cultures |
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(5) Review of previous meeting: main points; thoughts in the meantime?
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(5) (possibly a regular feature:) assessment (or language learning or just education) in the news! (If I can find something)
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(30) More about OPI technique: Your choice of Q&A, role-plays, demo interviews
handout: language-specific proficiency guidelines
The group agreed that the best next step is to conduct interviews.
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(30) "Backwash": implementing oral testing in language programs (courses and and entire curricula); some references: 0054 My 1984 article in Unterrichtspraxis; 0391 Swender, "Oral Proficiency Testing in the Real World" (2003, abstract); 0651 Laplan & Sinclair, "Oral Proficiency Testing and the Language Curriculum: Two Experiments in Curricular Design for Conversation Courses" (1984, abstract)
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ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines: Writing (0013) - as preparation for later discussion of testing writing, and for help with understanding speaking proficiency
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(10) Initial discussion of Big Ideas for Major Projects But only initial - more discussion to come.
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(10) backgrounds and professional interests of instructor; embarrassing example of one of his old tests (0347), for which he pleads the excuses of youth and lack of training
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(20) Maybe: validity and reliability of the OPI. Maybe: another trial scoring guide about something other than language learning
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| Upcoming class meetings |
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At least a week about rubrics.
During the final weeks of the quarter we'll get into other assessments related to language learning: textbooks, courses, curricula, departments, institutions, and other subjects areas as they might relate to languages (example: Content-Based Instruction)
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This section offers a PREVIEW, not activated assignments. Assignments are made, with announcement of their deadlines, both in class and on the "schedule" page. Deadlines are also posted on the general "Assignments & Deadlines" page that is linked from my homepage (and here).
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There was NO separate page for the previous meeting.
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| Misc. |
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