Language acquisition research increasingly points to targeted feedback as a key component for increasing learner proficiency. To receive targeted feedback,however, more refined tools for testing and assessment of learner language are needed. To this end, LARC and CALPER at Penn State (a sister national Language Resource Center) are partnering to offer a series of webinars bringing well-known researchers and practitioners together in online classrooms, with supporting podcasts for each session and webinar archives available for post-session review.
Upcoming Webinars (2012-2013 schedule coming soon)
Date Title Presenter Recording Links
Thursday
April 19, 2012Assessing Speaking: Putting the Pieces Together
Glenn Fulcher, PhD
University of Leicester, UKPlay Recording Full Description
PowerPoint
Handout 1
Handout 2
Handout 3
Thursday
February 23, 2012Assessing Listening
Dr. Larry Vandergrift
University of OttawaPlay Recording Handouts
PowerPoint
Thursday
December 8, 2011Assessing Writing
Dr. Sara Cushing Weigle
Georgia State UniversityPlay Recording Full Description
Thursday
October 27, 2011Beyond Accountability: Using Formative Assessment to Improve Learning
Dr. Carl Falsgraf
Director of the Center for Applied Second Language Studies (CASLS) and the Oregon Chinese FlagshipPlay Recording PowerPoint
Full Description
Thursday
May 5, 2011Integrating Performance Assessment into World Language Learning and Teaching
Dr. Margaret E. Malone Play Recording Full Description
Thursday
February 10, 2011Foreign Language Classroom Assessment in Support of Teaching and Learning
Dr. Matt Poehner
Penn State UniversityPlay Recording Video Clip Transcripts
Full Description
Podcast
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Please contact Evan Rubin if you have any questions or comments (erubin@projects.sdsu.edu)
