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Developing the China Standards of English: Challenges at Macropolitical and Micropolitical Levels
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Jin, Yan; Wu, Zunmin; Alderson, Charles; Song, Weiwei – Language Testing in Asia, 2017
Background: A project has recently been proposed by the National Education Examinations Authority, P. R. China, to develop a national framework of reference for English language education, provisionally called China Standards of English (CSE). In this article, we argue for the necessity of developing the framework of reference in China and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Pedagogical Competencies for Mother-Tongue Teacher Education
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Mata, Liliana – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2014
This study aims to elaborate a framework for both the foundation and application of professional standards for mother-tongue teachers. The main issue with which this study is concerned constitutes the lack of a set of clear standards for the initial training of mother-tongue teachers. In terms of theory, that which has currently been analyzed in…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Specialists, Standards
Using Electronic Portfolios for Second Language Assessment
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Cummins, Patricia W.; Davesne, Celine – Modern Language Journal, 2009
Portfolio assessment as developed in Europe presents a learner-empowering alternative to computer-based testing. The authors present the European Language Portfolio (ELP) and its American adaptations, LinguaFolio and the Global Language Portfolio, as tools to be used with the Common European Framework of Reference for languages and the American…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Evaluation Methods, Student Evaluation, Portfolio Assessment
The Challenge of Assessing Cultural Understanding in the Context of Foreign Language Instruction
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Schulz, Renate A. – Foreign Language Annals, 2007
Numerous publications, including the "Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century" (National Standards, 1999), emphasize the importance of cultural understanding in the development of intercultural competence in foreign language learning. However, there is no agreement on how culture should be defined operationally in the context…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Second Language Learning, Second Languages, Cultural Awareness
The Integrated Performance Assessment (IPA): Connecting Assessment to Instruction and Learning
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Adair-Hauck, Bonnie; Glisan, Eileen W.; Koda, Keiko; Swender, Elvira B.; Sandrock, Paul – Foreign Language Annals, 2006
This article reports on "Beyond the OPI: Integrated Performance Assessment (IPA) Design Project," a three-year (1997-2000) research initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education International Research and Studies Program. The primary goal of the project was to develop an integrated skills assessment prototype that would measure…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods, National Standards
What Are the Critical Issues in Wide-Scale Assessment of English Language Learners?
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Menken, Kate – 2000
The standards-based education reform movement has serious implications for students who are English language learners (ELLs), particularly with regard to wide scale assessment. Standards-based reform has been promoted nationwide through two federal initiatives--the Goals 2000: Educate America Act and Title I of the 1965 Elementary and Secondary…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods, Federal Legislation