MAXIMIZING PROFICIENCY TEST PERFORMANCE: PROVEN PREPARATION TECHNIQUES
Time
9:00 AM – 9:45 AM CST
Location
McCormick Place – West Building
Room: Roundtable Presentations, Exhibit Hall F
Presenter(s)
Natalia Roberts, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Co-Presenter
Lauren Rosen, University of Wisconsin
Session Description
Some say you can’t study for a proficiency test. In this interactive session, attendees acquire strategies based on what language educators did at the start, during the semester, and just before the STAMP 4S testing to prepare students to maximize proficiency test performance. Attendees will leave with applicable resources to use immediately.
THE CRITICAL THINKING FILTERS OF COMPREHENSIBLE INPUT
Time
9:00 AM – 9:45 AM CST
Location
McCormick Place – West Building
Room: Roundtable Presentations, Exhibit Hall F
Presenter(s)
Session Description
How do students decode comprehensible input? What makes one situation comprehensible, and another ambiguous? This session explores the higher-level thinking tasks involved as students attempt to comprehend input in the Target Language. Subsequently, the session touches on what teachers can do to mitigate ambiguity in their target language CI.
A BALANCING ACT: AUTHENTIC RESOURCES, COMPREHENSIBLE INPUT, AND GRAMMAR
Presenter(s)
Prof. Stephany Slaughter, Alma College
Co-Presenter
Deb Dougherty, Alma College
Session Description
Explore practical examples of how to navigate tensions surrounding the use of Authentic Resources, Comprehensible Input, and the role of grammar instruction at various levels of a Liberal Arts College Spanish program. Presenters will share challenges & successes in developing a cohesive curriculum built on engaged, proficiency-based pedagogies.
CREATING A NOVEL READING EXPERIENCE
Time
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM CST
Location
McCormick Place – West Building
Room: W180
Presenter(s)
Emily Brown, Consolidated High School District 230
Co-Presenter
Ellen Ericson, Mahomet-Seymour High School
Session Description
Reading a novel in your language course? Look no further! This session will explore effective student-centered strategies that can be incorporated before, during, and after reading to make the most out of a novel reading experience. Learn how to improve student literacy skills with highly engaging, low-prep strategies!