Workshop Goal

This workshop equips teachers with the essential skills to conduct oral proficiency assessments and accurately determine student performance levels according to the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview guidelines, recognized as a leading standard in oral language assessment.

Topics Covered

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  Identifying an appropriate linguistic sample to accurately measure students’ oral proficiency.

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  Exploring the highest and lowest linguistic levels of students to determine the level at which they can consistently perform and the level at which performance cannot be sustained.

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  Determining the tasks required from students at each proficiency level.

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  Evaluating students based on accuracy, fluency, context, vocabulary, expressions, and overall language function.

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  Training testers to ask questions that progressively increase discussion levels in a manner that appears spontaneous but follows a systematic methodology.

Practical Application

The workshop includes practical application to reinforce learning:

• ✓ Reviewing model interview samples for evaluation and discussion.
• ✓ Conducting direct assessments of students to practice evaluation techniques.
• ✓ Discussing outcomes and receiving feedback to strengthen assessment skills.