CTSE-7540
        
Assignments
        
Description
        
Objectives
        
Grading
Required Texts
                Hadley, A.O. (2001). Teaching language in context.  Boston: Heinle and Heinle.

                Lee, J. F. & Van Patten, B. (2003).  Making communicative language teaching happen.  New York: McGraw-Hill.

               Optional text:

                The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (2003)  ACTFL Integrated Performance Assessment, Alexandria, VA.  ACTFL Press


            Reference Materials  

Books and Book Excerpts
1) The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (2012). Standards for foreign language learning: Preparing for the 21st century. Lawrence, KS Allen Press, Inc.
           2) The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (2003)  ACTFL Integrated Performance Assessment, Alexandria, VA.  ACTFL Press

           3) The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (2012) ACTFL Performance Descriptors for Language Learners, Alexandria, VA. ACTFL Press
4) Bachman, L. F.(1990). Fundamental considerations in language testing. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (Chapter  4 Communicative Language Ability, pp. 81-109)
5) Blaz, D. (2001).  A collection of performance tasks and rubrics:  Foreign languages.  Larchmont, NY:  Eye on Education.  (Chapter 4 pp. 59-82; Chapter 6 pp. 91-138)
6) The College Board (1996). Articulation and achievement: Connecting standards, performance, and assessment in foreign language. New York: College Board Publications.  The Language Learning Continuum
Sample Assessment Activities 

7)Flewelling, J. (2002).  From language lab to multimedia lab:  Oral language assessment in the new millennium.  In Cherry, C.M. (Ed.) Cyberspace and foreign languages:  Making the connection.
8) Henning, G. (1987). A guide to language testing:  Development, evaluation, research. Cambridge, MA: Harper & Row.
Chapter 1: Language Measurement: Its Purposes, Its Types, Its Evaluation
Chapter 6: Language Test Reliability
Chapter 7: Test Validity
9)Savignon, S. (1997) Testing. In J. Lee & B. Vanpatten (Eds.) Communicative competence: Theory and classroom practice. (pp. 209-246). New York: McGraw-Hill.
          10) Underhill, Nic (1987). Testing spoken language: A handbook of oral testing techniques. New York: Cambridge
           University Press.(Chapter 3 synopsis)

11) Zais, R. S. (1976).  Curriculum:  Principles and Foundations.  New York:  Harper and Row.  (Excerpt from Chapter 16)
Journal Articles

1) Adair-Hauk et al.  The Integrated Performance Assessment (IPA): Connecting Assessment to instruction and Learning      Foreign Language Annals, 39, 359-382.

2) Chalhoub-Deville, M. & Fulcher, G. (2003). The oral proficiency interview: A research agenda. Foreign Language Annals, 36, 498-504

3) Choi, S. & Samimy, K. K. (2002).  Exploring daily grading as a form of assessment in a college-level Japanese language classroom. Foreign Language Annals, 35, 25-32.
4) Delett, J. S. & al.  (2001).  A framework for portfolio assessment in the foreign language classroom.  Foreign Language Annals, 34, 559-568.
5) Godev, C.B, & al. (2002).  Foreign language reading comprehension test:  L1 versus L2 in Open-ended Questons.  Foreign Language Annals, 35, 202-221.
6) Harlow. L., Camiero, R. (1990). Oral testing of beginning language students at large universities: Is it worth the trouble? Foreign Language Annals 23 489-501.

7)Lee, L. (2000).  Evaluating intermediate Spanish student speaking skills through a taped test:  A pilot study, Hispania, 83, 127-138.

8) Liskin-Gasparro, J.E. (2003). The ACTFL proficiency guidelines and the oral proficiency interview: A brief history and analysis of their survival. Foreign Language Annals, 36, 483-490.

9) Luecht, R.M. (2003). Multistage complexity in language proficiency assessment: A framework for aligning theoretical perspectives, test development, and psychometrics. Foreign Language Annals, 36, 527-535.

10) Malone, M.E. (2003). Research on the oral proficiency interview: Analysis, synthesis, and future directions. Foreign Language Annals, 36, 491-497. 

11) Moeller, A. J., Reselike, C., & Hahn, S. L. (1993). Grades or nongraded communicative activities--What is the answer?--An update. Foreign Language Annals, 26, 75-80.

12) Paulus, L. (2000).  Watch them SOAR: Student oral assessment redefined.  Hispania, 81, 146-152.

13) Surface, E. (2003) Reliability and the ACTFL oral proficiency interview: Reporting indices of interrater consistency and agreement for 19 languages. Foreign Language Annals, 36, 507-519.

14) Swender, E.(2003)  Oral  proficiency testing in the real world:  Answers to frequently asked questions. Foreign Language Annals, 36, 520-526.

15) Terry, R. M. (1989), Teaching and evaluating writing as a communicative skill. Foreign Language Annals, 22, 43-54.

15) Villar, S. M. & Meuser-Blineow, F. (1993) Proficiency requirement-based and nonproficiency requirement-based second language programs: How do students rate? Foreign Language Annals 26 49-62.

Additional Materials
Information Exchange Tasks -- Spanish                           Focused Grammar Input/Output -- Spanish Present Tense
Foods -- Beginners                                                             3rd person singular   Comic Strip                          
3rd person plural    Comic Strip    
Professions -- Intermediate                                               1st & 3rd person singular                                        Nosotros
                                                                                              2nd person singular                                                          
          Information Exchange Tasks -- French                             Focused Grammar Input/Output -- French Present Tense
         
Foods -- Beginners                                                               3rd person singular    Part I     Part II   
          Professions -- Intermediate                                                
2nd person singular      
          Necessary to -- Intermediate                                              
1st person singular   
         
         
           Information Exchange Tasks -- English                          Miscellaneous - French                                                  Miscellaneous - Spanish
          Foods -- Beginners                                                            Necessary to -- Intermediate                                         Future - 1st person singular  
          Professions -- Intermediate                                               Partitive with Foods                                                       Imperfect - 3rd singular & 3rd plural

        
Focused Grammar Input/Output -- English
         Imperfect - 3rd singular & 3rd plural  
          Rubrics
          1) Writing Rubric in Spanish  
          2) Writing Rubric in English