Meeting 06 • 24 January 2008 • Thursday

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1/24/08

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Main topic(s): Language Standards and Widely-Used Assessment Instruments - Separate Sessions for FL (meet in Ondine 202) and AL (meet in regular Broadway 220 classroom)

Fischer & FL: OPI (notes: introductionOPI techniques & examples); Kuehlhorn & AL (Supplementary reading about TOEFL)


Upcoming class meetings (29 January 2008, Tuesday)

More about rubrics / scoring guides. FL people: continue reading Stevens & Levi, Introduction to Rubrics (bookstore or order on your own). For practice, look at the scoring guides used for the early assignments in this course (Assignment 1Assignment 2). AL people: continue reading Lynch & Davidson, Testcraft (bookstore)

Upcoming assignment(s)

This section offers a PREVIEW, not activated assignments. Assignments are made, with announcement of their deadlines, both in class and on the "schedule" page.

Announcements

Reminder: Assignment 2: Rate your own language proficiency using the ACTFL scale was due 22 Jan. / Tuesday

Misc.

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