Using AAPPL in Your STARTALK Program
Using AAPPL in Your STARTALK Program
Using AAPPL in Your STARTALK Program
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<strong>AAPPL</strong> Assessments and ProfessionalDevelopment
What’s what and whyNFLC has made significant <strong>in</strong>vestmentFour year development<strong>AAPPL</strong> AssessmentsTest of <strong>in</strong>terpersonal listen<strong>in</strong>g/speak<strong>in</strong>gDiscrim<strong>in</strong>ates among four gradations of Novice on theACTFL Performance Scale<strong>AAPPL</strong> Professional DevelopmentSeries of on-l<strong>in</strong>e courses on standards-basedassessment and <strong>in</strong>struction
Available at NO COST
<strong>AAPPL</strong> Assessments—keycharacteristicsBased on the 5 C’s of the National Standards forForeign Language Learn<strong>in</strong>gCommunitiesCommunicationCulturesConnectionsComparisons
<strong>AAPPL</strong> Assessments—keycharacteristicsTest of academic languageL<strong>in</strong>ked to school, curriculum, or school environmentDelivered on-l<strong>in</strong>eHighly-authentic, likely-familiar experience
The Video Chat
The Video Chat<strong>AAPPL</strong> creates a realistic-look<strong>in</strong>g video chatWill be familiar to anyone who has ever used Skype
The premiseTest is a student of a <strong>STARTALK</strong> Language.Teacher asks you to do a video chat with an exchangestudent who wants to know about you and your school.The language lab manager greets the student
The premiseLab manager expla<strong>in</strong>s how to use the video chatThe conversation beg<strong>in</strong>sStarts with greet<strong>in</strong>gs<strong>Your</strong> nameOther basic personal <strong>in</strong>formationMoves on to other subjectsEndsThe computer records students’ spoken responsesTra<strong>in</strong>ed raters rate the responsesThe computer calculates a f<strong>in</strong>al score
Look<strong>in</strong>g under the hoodEach task has four speak<strong>in</strong>g turnsTasks elicit susta<strong>in</strong>ed conversationComposed of 7 “leveled*” tasks
*Leveled: Key ConceptTasks align to l<strong>in</strong>guistics demands of major levels onthe ACTFL scalewww.actflproficiencyguidel<strong>in</strong>es2012.orgNovice tasksIntermediate tasksGuidel<strong>in</strong>esNovice Guidel<strong>in</strong>esIntermediate
Under the hood…Core Task 5 Teacher-Selected Tasks Core Task1n 2n 3n 4n 5i 6i 7i
Flexibility:Align<strong>in</strong>g tests with your<strong>in</strong>struction
Teacher customizes test7 total tasks2 are core (appear <strong>in</strong> every test)IntroductionsQuestions5 are teacher selected3 Novice tasks2 Intermediate tasks
One step furtherCh<strong>in</strong>eseArabicMandar<strong>in</strong>MSALevant<strong>in</strong>eEgyptian
Novice pool: Choose 3TransportationPhysical EducationSchool ClothesCalendarWeatherRestaurantShopp<strong>in</strong>gFamilyLeisureColorsFoods
Intermediate Pool:Choose 2BooksSchool TechnologySports/OlympicsMusicTravelGeographyDaily Rout<strong>in</strong>e
What do I do now?1. Go to www.aappl.org/startalk2. Download pool overview3. Download registration form4. Send to ACTFL
Systems checkNeed a language lab and a proctorBroadband <strong>in</strong>ternetHeadphones & MicrophonesRun systems check for a report
ProfessionalDevelopment8-part seriesDeveloped by ACTFLVoiced by Paul Sandrock
What to doGo to http://www.actfl.org/files/startalk/<strong>in</strong>dexWork through at your own paceModules 7&8 to be developed and delivered by Fall2012
Stop by the postersession!View a sample of the <strong>AAPPL</strong> TestTry out the PD
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