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ACTFL Integrating Skills and Modes for Curriculum Design

October 6, 2017
10:00 AM–5:30 PM
Room 9204
The Graduate Center, CUNY
365 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10016

This workshop focuses on how to build a curriculum that is designed to keep students making steady progress in terms of overall proficiency. ACTFL will customize the workshop to focus on achieving Intermediate level of proficiency in various skills (Speaking, Writing, Reading and Listening) and modes (Interpersonal, Presentational, Interpretive) depending on the needs and aims of your program, faculty and students. The integration of Study Abroad experiences into the program of study will also be considered.

Facilitator: Cynthia L. Martin, University of Maryland
Biography/more information.

Registration for this workshop is now closed. Watch the ILETC website for the next workshop opportunity!

PBL Workshop with Dr. Julio Rodriguez

ILETC is pleased to announce that it will host a Workshop on Project-Based Learning (PBL), led by Dr. Julio Rodriguez, Director of the Center for Language & Technology and National Foreign Language Resource Center at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa.

Dr. Rodriguez will give a presentation of approximately two hours, after which participants will develop their own ideas for lessons and activities using the PBL methodology in consultation with him. Participants are expected to bring a laptop (or other device to use in activities), as well as an idea for a lesson, project, or activity to be developed during the workshop.

We invite you to secure your registration using this form. Since space is limited, registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Please email us if you have any questions about the workshop. 

We hope that you will take advantage of this valuable opportunity to learn more about PBL pedagogy!

Developing the Writing Skills of Spanish Heritage Learners

Who? Instructors of Spanish heritage learners who have completed the ACTFL Writing Guidelines Familiarization Workshop

When? Half-day: 6/2

What? This workshop delineates recommendations for the teaching of writing to Spanish heritage writers who fall within two ranges of proficiency: Intermediate and Advanced. It combines (i) discussion of the results of a study of the writing of 77 heritage writers of Spanish, conducted by the Center for Integrated Language Communities (CILC)* in collaboration with ACTFL, and (ii) guided, hands-on work by participants.

Space is limited. Registration is first-come, first-served!​

Click here to register:  https://goo.gl/forms/Lflz85TPKF497M3p2​

*CILC is funded by a Title VI Grant from the US DOE.

ACTFL OPI Familiarization

Who? All language instructors

When? Two days: 5/30-5/31

What? This two-day workshop familiarizes language instructors with the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview, including an overview of the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines, and the ACTFL Rating Scale. Participants observe and rate live interviews conducted by the trainer. They discuss the implications of proficiency for academic and professional purposes. The workshop emphasizes implications and applications for instruction and assessment.

Space is limited. Registration is first-come, first-served!​

Click here to register:  https://goo.gl/forms/Lflz85TPKF497M3p2​

Spring 2017 ILETC Events

Welcome to Spring 2017! ILETC is looking forward to a semester filled with stimulating and illuminating public events. Here’s what we have on the calendar so far:

Lectures

Analyzing the Role of Ideology in Arabic Language Accommodation
April 6, 2017, 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Room C203
The Graduate Center, CUNY
365 5th Avenue, New York, NY, 10016
ILETC and its partner organization CILC are excited to announce a talk on “Analyzing the Role of Ideology in Arabic Language Accommodation” by Dr. Brahim Chakrani, Associate Professor of Arabic at Michigan State University.

Workshops

Registration required, click through to each workshop for details and registration link!

Space is limited. Registration is first-come, first-served!​

ACTFL OPI Familiarization
May 30-31, 2017 (Two full days)
Room TBA
The Graduate Center, CUNY
365 5th Avenue, New York, NY, 10016
This two-day workshop familiarizes language instructors with the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview, including an overview of the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines, and the ACTFL Rating Scale.
Click link above for more details and registration link.

ACTFL Writing Guidelines Familiarization
June 1, 2017 (All day)
Room TBA
The Graduate Center, CUNY
365 5th Avenue, New York, NY, 10016
Intended as an introduction to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 2012 – Writing, this workshop introduces participants to the major and minor level descriptors and the criteria for assigning a global writing proficiency rating.
Click link above for more details and registration link.

Developing the Writing Skills of Spanish Heritage Learners
June 2, 2017 (Half day)
Room TBA
The Graduate Center, CUNY
365 5th Avenue, New York, NY, 10016
This workshop delineates recommendations for the teaching of writing to Spanish heritage writers who fall within two ranges of proficiency: Intermediate and Advanced.
Click link above for more details and registration link.

Download workshop flyer.

Summer 2014 ILETC Events

Start sharpening your pencils! Prepare for the Fall 2014 semester by attending the following workshop:

ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) Workshop
August 18-21, 2013
Training on the use of ACTFL proficiency guidelines in the assessment of oral proficiency, with the option to become a certified ACTFL rater!

For more information or to reserve a place at any ILETC event, email ILETC@gc.cuny.edu or call 212-817-2083.

Summer 2013 ILETC Events

Sure, summer just started, but maybe you’re looking for an opportunity to gain valuable skills during the break?

ILETC is happy to announce the following opportunity:

ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) Workshop
June 4-7, 2013
Training on the use of ACTFL proficiency guidelines in the assessment of oral proficiency, with the option to become a certified ACTFL rater!

For more information or to reserve a place at any ILETC event, email ILETC@gc.cuny.edu or call 212-817-2083.