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| Contentid | 7218 |
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| Content Type | 1 |
| Title | Oregon International Council’s “Language Teaching for Proficiency” Workshop |
| Body | All second-language teachers, current and prospective, are invited to the Oregon International Council’s “Language Teaching for Proficiency” workshop, a unique program designed to help transform language learning from an academic exercise to a performance skill. The 2008 presentation will take place on 5 Saturdays: January 26, February 16, March 15, April 12 and May 17. Principal instructor will be Anne Mueller, the experienced master-teacher who has conducted this program since initiating it in 1998. Participants will discuss principles and practices involved in teaching to National and State second language performance standards, and will develop classroom applications of the ideas examined, for review with colleagues and the instructor. SCHEDULE Session I - What is Proficiency? Relation to Content and Culture? Assessment Systems and Implications for Teaching; Establishing Benchmarks and Standards; Lesson and Unit Design with examples. Session II - Teaching to the functions with proficiency as organizing principle; classroom management, cooperative learning and block schedules. Session III - Using authentic materials, situation cards and simulations; culture (small “C” and large); designing textbook-specific tasks; reading and writing as a proficiency unit. Session IV - Grammar in the proficiency-based classroom; evaluation vs. assessment and adapting to results; developing a complete teaching unit. Session V - Content-Based Instruction units; spiraling activities; functional proficiency vs. concept control; situation cards, role play, transactions and other communicative activities. Language for Specific Purposes - career strands and a curriculum wheel. Registration fee, $425, includes all five sessions, materials, coffee and lunch. One to three Portland State University graduate credits will be available at an additional fee. Advance registration is required and a minimum of 10 participants are needed. For more information and a registration form, direct inquiries to oic@chemeketa.edu; phone 503 584-7100; fax 503 584-7102. |
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| Inputdate | 2008-01-13 09:26:51 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2008-01-13 09:26:51 |
| Expdate | 2008-05-18 00:00:00 |
| Publishdate | 2008-01-14 00:00:00 |
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