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PACE Project – CLA Language Center The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. This publication/material is available in alternative formats upon request. Printed on recycled and recyclable paper with at least 10 percent postconsumer material. Interweaving Assessment and Advanced Language Proficiency: Lessons Learned and Views to the Future Cohort 1 Summer 2016 Listening Spanish Authentic texts; extended practice; listening as a process; follow multiliteracies framework French Authentic texts; increase video texts; integrate varied genres Speaking Korean Integrate opportunities for spontaneous speech, Increase awareness of ACTFL descriptors Differentiated Learning Arabic Varied levels of proficiency; increase retention rates Cohort 2 Summer 2017 Listening German 4 - semester series Multiliteracies framework Metacognitive strategies Extended practice Listening as a process Cohort 3 AY 2017-2018 Achieving advanced proficiency •Identify opportunities for curricular interventions •Propose approach for promoting advanced- level discourse •Develop activities, strategies •Assess effectiveness of implementation and approach •Provide suggestions for implementation Upper level content courses •Arabic •French •German •Spanish Inter-institutional project •Common readings •External consultant •Peer-review •Foster collaborations •Symposium Research project •Synergy, communication, and agencies in curriculum development RQs •What roles do TAs take on their interactions in dyads (i.e., faculty-GTAs)? •What are TA’s decision-making patterns for developing activities? •Are there any differences across TAs in the # of decisions, roles, and # of activities produced? How can these differences be explained? Design •Mixed-methods, QUAL - QUAN Instruments •Reflective journals •Semi-structured interviews •Inventories of decisions and activities Contact information Dr. Adolfo Carrillo Cabello CLA Language Center [email protected]

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PACE Project – CLA Language Center

The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. This publication/material is available in alternative formats upon request. Printed on recycled and recyclable paper with at least 10 percent postconsumer material.

Interweaving Assessment and Advanced Language Proficiency: Lessons Learned and Views to the Future

Cohort1Summer2016

Listening

Spanish

Authentictexts;extendedpractice;

listeningasaprocess;followmultiliteraciesframework

French

Authentictexts;increasevideotexts;integratevaried

genres

Speaking

Korean

Integrateopportunitiesforspontaneous

speech,IncreaseawarenessofACTFL

descriptors

DifferentiatedLearning

Arabic

Variedlevelsofproficiency;increase

retentionrates

Cohort2 Summer2017

Listening

German4-semester series

Multiliteraciesframework

Metacognitivestrategies

Extendedpractice

Listeningasaprocess

Cohort3AY2017-2018

Achievingadvancedproficiency•Identifyopportunitiesforcurricularinterventions

•Proposeapproachforpromotingadvanced-leveldiscourse

•Developactivities,strategies•Assesseffectivenessofimplementationandapproach

•Providesuggestionsforimplementation

Upperlevelcontentcourses•Arabic•French•German•Spanish

Inter-institutionalproject•Commonreadings•Externalconsultant•Peer-review•Fostercollaborations•Symposium

Researchproject

•Synergy,communication,andagenciesincurriculumdevelopment

RQs

•WhatrolesdoTAstakeontheirinteractionsindyads(i.e.,faculty-GTAs)?•WhatareTA’sdecision-makingpatternsfordevelopingactivities?•ArethereanydifferencesacrossTAsinthe#ofdecisions,roles,and#ofactivitiesproduced?Howcanthesedifferencesbeexplained?

Design

•Mixed-methods,QUAL- QUAN

Instruments

•Reflectivejournals•Semi-structuredinterviews•Inventoriesofdecisionsandactivities

Contact informationDr. Adolfo Carrillo CabelloCLA Language [email protected]