ONLINE TESTING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT TOOLS The American - TopicsExpress



          

ONLINE TESTING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT TOOLS The American Councils for International Education has been selected to develop proficiency assessment tools for ten less commonly taught languages. We are currently inviting foreign language professors, university and professional students, and language speakers to participate in the exciting online field testing of reading and listening comprehension assessments in: · Brazilian Portuguese · Hindi · Korean · Mandarin Chinese · Modern Standard Arabic · Persian (Farsi) · Russian · Swahili · Turkish · Urdu Participant Eligibility · US-based university student or graduate (not currently enrolled in a Flagship or CLS program) · Enrolled in second year or higher of college level target language OR Elementary-level proficiency equivalent to Level 1 or above on the ILR scale OR Intermediate low level or above on the ACTFL scale · Heritage and native language speakers welcome to participate Assessment participants will each receive a $20 Amazon e-gift card upon assessment completion. Proctoring professors will receive acknowledgement on the American Councils’ website and project-related technical reports, preliminary scores, and an honorarium $100. Exam Format The tests will be administered online and will consist of one reading comprehension and one listening sections. Each section contains 44 items and will take up to 90 minutes to complete. Assessment Window Tests will be available for administration online starting September 16, 2013 through October 14, 2013. Contact Ola Mahmoud Field Testing Coordinator, Assessment and Curriculum Development American Councils for International Education 1828 L Street N.W., Suite 1200 Washington, D.C. 20036 T 202 833 7522 ext. 401 F 202 833 7523 americancouncils.org
Posted on: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 16:00:05 +0000

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