| Meeting 05 • 12 April 2011 |
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4/18/11
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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) (possibility a regular feature:) assessment in the news! Recent external assessment of WLL Department released last week!
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(30) The OPI - structure, examiner stance, question types. Sample audits (media clips); notes about the French "Chris" interview (0269). Supplementary resources (some pages may overlap): Level check cards, the "Desperate 10", and some role-play situations (0344); more role-play situations (0261); checklist for good interview technique, topic suggestions (0266)
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(30) Let's try a pseudo-OPI! Why not experiment on me? Or can I demonstrate on someone's German?
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(10) Start Assignment 2 (evaluate your own speaking proficiency), due 14 April. Preview Assignment #3 (Pseudo-OPI)
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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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(10) Announcements, wrap-up: 14 April ePortfolio Workshop; WBF schedule - IAC 19 April, 3:30-5:00, SMSU 258; need to acquire Stevens, Rubrics; debriefing and summation
review Assignment 1 reflections?
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| Upcoming class meetings |
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12 & 14 April: structure of OPI; role-play situations; writing up the evaluation; validity, realiability, accuracy, previsions; maybe introduction to rubrics
19 & 21 April: more about OPI; the next topic (weeks 4 & 5) is rubrics; after that: probably testing in other modalities (writing, listening, reading, culture)
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