| Meeting 08 • 28 January 2010 |
Version:
2/2/10
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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)
- = a topic / activity that was proposed but not carried out (but will be taken up later)
Struckthrough text like this = a topic / activity that was proposed but not included / is not going to be taken up after all
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) (possibly a regular feature:) assessment in the news! Chinese overtaking German - and how much is being learned
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(30) The OPI (media clips) - more samples; structure, examiner stance, question types; OPI familiarization workshop manual (1994, 0036); a high-level German sample; maybe some ESL samples; how to write the rating: 1) state the rating; 2 [or 3]) describe (10 words) the text type; 3 [or 2]) summarize the functions and contexts/contents encountered; 4) (and only now) offer evidence about accuracy. See example (0269, but note that the grade is too high); technology to use
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(5) Assignments - checking in and up: 1) reading, see the "schedule & assignments" page (under modification); 2) Assignment 2: Rate your own proficiency - discuss today, along with Assignment 1 (reflection about assessment experience and news article); 3) Assignment 3: do a pseudo-OPI - are we ready to activate it? technology?
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(30) rubrics: a) an example unrelated to languages; b) GER 101 Assignment 1; c) GER 102 Project 1
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(30) The (withdrawn) ACTFL language-specific guidelines for German (0033a & 0033b, with culture guidelines and grammar grids!) - try mapping some grammatical features (pronouns? past tenses? acc-dat prepositions? past perfect? Konjunktiv [I? II?] onto the proficiency levels); so how do you create and teach to a "spiral syllabus"
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| Upcoming class meetings |
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2/4 Feb.: assessing writing (L2, of course; but how about L1?); teaching writing; much ore about rubrics (and an assignment to create one?); thinking about the BIMP
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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. Within a week you should have conducted at least one practice pseudo-OPI
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| Announcements |
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The change of the course to German-only participation requires some more rethinking of the syllabus. So I'm dropping any specific ESL aspects, at least temporarily, and we'll resume the discussion in a week or so.
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| Misc. |
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