Language Institute 2007-08 Lecture Series: Assessing Language Learning

A series of lectures sponsored by the Language Institute in the 2007-08 academic year by nationally and internationally prominent scholars on topics related to assessing what language learners know and can do.

Upcoming:

A Priori Assessment of Complex Language Tasks by Practitioners
Gerard Westhoff, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
3:30 pm, Tuesday, February 12, 2008
254 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive

Dynamic Assessment: The Dialectical Integration of Instruction and Assessment
James P. Lantolf, Pennsylvania State University
Note time change: 4:00 pm, Thursday, April 10, 2008
254 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive

Previous:

Making the Most of Assessment and Evaluation in College Foreign Language Programs
John Norris, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
12:00 pm, Monday, September 10, 2007
254 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive

Standards-based Measures of Proficiency (STAMP) and the Ecology of Assessment
Carl Falsgraf , University of Oregon
12:00 pm, Thursday, October 18, 2007 
254 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive

All lectures in the series are free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Language Institute, with funding from the College of Letters and Science Anonymous Fund.

Upcoming

2008-09 Language Institute Lecture Series Culture, Literature and Language: Power and Pedagogies

Interdepartmental Orientation Workshop for New UW-Madison Language Instructors
August 25-27, 2008

A workshop for new language instructors comprised of lectures, readings, demo lessons, and practice teaching. Learn more >

Panel: Sports and Languages
4:30 pm, Monday, September 8
Great Hall, Memorial Union

A discussion with alumni and other professionals using languages in the world of sports. Learn more>

Interactive Lecture: Language Learning Strategies
Sally Sieloff Magnan, University of Wisonsin-Madison
3:30, Tuesday, September 16
254 Van Hise Hall

Want to learn how to become a better language learner? Learn how to do better in your language classes? Come to this talk for specific tips on oprtimizing your language learning experience. Learn more>

Lecture: Interaction as Method and Result of Language Learning
Joan Kelly Hall, Pennsylvannia State University
4:00 pm, Tuesday, September 30
254 Van Hise Hall

A public lecture in the SLA Talk Series on interaction and language learning. Learn more >

Lecture: Land of the Free, Home of the Phraselator: The Weaponization of Language
Mary Louise Pratt, New York University
12:00 pm, Thursday, November 6
Place TBD

The first in a series of public lectures sponsored by teh Language Institute on Culture, Literature and Language: Power and Pedagogies. Learn more >

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