CTSE-7540 
        
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 Weekend Seminar 
       Orientation
     Friday, Aug. 11
 Explanation for rotation of classes and technology orientation - Dr. Sue Barry
Introduction to Syllabus and Canvas - Dr. Sue Barry

Useful ACTFL Documents - ACTFL Performance Guidelines       
World Readiness Standards for Learning Languages   ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines

  • Course Requirements I - IV:  Test Descriptions and Interpretations 
  • Special Projects I & II: Descriptions of Evaluations 
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    Weekend Seminar
    Session 1
    Sat. Aug 12
    Morning    		 Discussion:  What is a construct?  Is aptitude a construct?
    Administer: MLAT
    Discussion: Scoring, reliability and validity
    Reading Assignment Due:  Zais - Exerpt Indirect Measurement  Overview about the
    Weekend  Seminar
    Session 2
         Sat. Aug 12     Afternoon
    		 Overview of Communicative Language Teaching/Testing  Dr. Sue Barry
    Presenter: Comprehensible Input (CI) and Output: Andrea Wilkinson
    Handouts for Andrea's lesson:  Canvas - Spotlight Demos - Vocabulary
    Monday, Aug 21
    Session 3
    		Lecture/discussion: Language Testing: Reliability and Validity
    Power Point: Tests Savignon
    Discussion questions for testing 
    Reading Assignment Due:  Savignon - Chapter 6 pp. 209-231 (Text Page Books #9)
       Monday, Aug. 28
           Session 4


    		 Discussion: Modern Language Aptitude Test  (Predictive Validity)
    (Internal Consistency and Intercorrelation of Parts)
     MLAT Handout  
    Reading Assignment:  Description MLAT Manual  MLAT page 3  
    Homework due:  Available in Canvas
    MLAT Reflections Diue Sept.1-4
    Monday, Sept 11
    Session 5
    		 Introduction to Bachman's Model - Communicative Language Ability - Dr. Sue Barry
    Power Point for Communicative Language Ability
    Reading Assignment Due:  Bachman - Chapter 4 pp. 81-109  Click here 
    Connectors for rhetorical organization       
    Monday, Sept. 18
    Session 6
  • Lecture/discussion:  SLOs for Instruction and Assessment
  • Power Point:  Goals and OPI 
  • Reading Assignments Due:  (Textbooks)
  • Lee & VanPatten  -   Chapter 4 pp.  74-94
  • Classroom Objects   Lesson Plan   Activities 2-4   Activity 5   (Interpersonal Goal)
  • Goals for Paso A and Primiere Etape
  • ACTFL Performance Guidelines  
    • Monday, Sept. 25
    Session 7
  • Lecture/discussion: Task-based Classroom Interpersonal Mode/Presentational Mode (Oral)
  • Power Point: Evaluating Spoken Language  
  • Continuum Activity for group/individual work in class
  • Reading Assignments Due:  (Textbook)
  • Lee & VanPatten - Chapter 5 pp. 98-114
  • Additional materials:
  • Underhill - Excerpts on oral testing - Chapter 3
  • Information Exchange Tasks - Text page under additional materials
  • McCluer North Rubric - Oral Assessments  
    •    Pals Rubric Level 2 Analytic Rubric
      Palls Rubric Level 2 Holistic Rubric  
    OPI Descriptions Due Oct. 5
         


    Monday, Oct. 2
    Session 8
    		 Lecture/Discussion: Classroom Assessments and Listening Formats
    Power Point: Classroom Assessment: Part I: Listening Behaviors
    Power Point: Overview Listening  
    Reading Assignment Due:  Omaggio Chapter 5- pp 184-189 and Chapter 9 .pp 401-406.
    Authentic Assessment Examples  
    Sample Test booklet:  Listening formats for Spanish Paso A and French Primiere Etape  - See Canvas Home Page for sample tests and audio files.
      
    Monday, Oct. 9
    Session 9
    		 Lecture/Discussion: Testing Listening Comprehension
    Power Point: Classroom Testing Part II: Introduction   
    Listening Assignment Due: (Textbooks)
    Hadley Omaggio Chapter 9 pp bottom page pp. 192-203.
    Sample test booklet: Listening formats only - TBA
    Weekend Seminar
    Friday, Oct. 13
    6-9 pm
    Session 10
  • Lecture/Discussion:  Reading Theory/Assessing Reading
  • Power Point: Classroom Testing: Part III: Reading
  • Handout:  Connectors - Spanish  
  • Reading Assignments Due:  (Textbooks)
  • . Lee & Van Patten - Chapter 11 pp. 223-239 (Reading models and instruction)
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    Saturday, Oct. 14
    9-12 am
    Session 11
    		 Lecture/Discussion:  Testing Formats:  Reading Continued
    Reading Assignments Due:  Textbooks)
    Hadley Omaggio - Chapter 9 pp. 410-413 (Testing Reading
    Sample Test Booklet:  Reading formats only - TBA
    Saturday,
    Oct. 14
    Session 12
    1-4 pm
     

    Discussion:  National Board Certification
    Compare and Contrast IB testing and AP testing
    Presenter:  Melyn Roberson
     
    Monday, Oct. 23
    Session 13
    5-8
                 		Lecture/Discussion Teaching and Evaluating Writing
    Power Point: Classroom Testing:  Part IV: Writing 
    Lee & VanPatten - Chapter 13 pp. 268-273
    Hadley Omaggiio - Chapter 9 pp. 415-425
    Sample Test Booklet: Writing formats only (TBA)
    Sample rubrics for writing longer texts
     Pals Rubric Level Two Analytic Writing 
     Oral Assessment Projects Due; Friday, Oct 27
    Monday, Oct.30
    Session 14
  • Lecture/Discussion Issues in Teaching and Learning Grammar
    •     Power Point: Grammar Part I:  Issues in Teaching and Learning Grammar  
  • Reading Assignment due:  (Textbook)
  • Lee & Van Patten - Chapter 6 pp. 116 - 134
  • Sample Grammar Lessons - See Text Page
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    Monday, Nov. 6
      Session 15

    		 Lecture/Discussion:  Grammar:  Theory: Input/Output Hypothesis and Its Influence on Instruction
    Demo: Grammar Lesson:  Megan Smith - 2nd person sing. present tense - Spotlight Demos
    Power Point: Grammar Part II: Structured Input  
    Reading Assignment due:  (Textbooks)
    Lee & Van Patten - Chapter 7 pp. 137 - 165
    Sample Grammar Lessons - See Text Page
     
    Monday
    Nov. 13
    Session 16
    		 Discussion: Testing Grammar
    Power Point:  Grammar Part III: Structured Output
    Reading Assignment due: (Textbook)
    Lee & Van Patten - Chapter 8 pp. 168 - 181 and Chapter 9 pp. 183-193
    Sample Test Booklet - Grammar only - TBA
            Nov. 20 - 24
    		                                                   Thanksgiving Break
    Nov. 27
    		 Review for Exam - optional
    Paper and Pencil Assessment Due
    Tues. - Thurs.
    Nov. 28 - Nov30
    		 Final Exam administered by Proctors
        Saturday, Dec. 2
            10:00 am
    		 Final Exam on campus
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