The Virginia Wiki Consortium and TELL ME MORE® Campus Language Teacher Educators Conference, May 29, 2009.

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The Virginia Wiki Consortium and TELL ME MORE® Campus Language Teacher Educators Conference, May 29, 2009

 Developing increased proficiency in the language they teach Possible re-certification (Richmond [City] Public Schools), Kathryn Murphy-Judy Helen Small, VDOE To provide Virginia language teachers with a means for:

 Using a web-based supplemental language learning solution  as a learner immediate and short-range goal, 3 to 6 mos. Webinars  as a teacher for their students Long-range goal To provide Virginia language teachers with a means for:

Web-based! Authentic materials, culture Interactive – 37 activity types Speech recognition tracking device Common European Framework of Reference for languages (beginner, A1, through C2) Testing program (placement, progress, Lang. Ach.) 11 languages, 2000 hours, 9 levels of proficiency VT, VCU story Why TMM?

TELL ME MORE® The Student:

A student learning path

ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE IN TELL ME MORE®

-Reading, writing, listening and speaking based on authentic materials -Knowledge reinforcement, spiral progression, and recycling of the contents studied previously -Software interactive -Expressing yourself in a foreign language (many pronunciation exercises, oral/written expression) -Rich and varied contents (lexical variety, diverse and relevant topics) -Expansive use of multimedia resources The Pedagogy of TELL ME MORE®

Dialogue Explore Self adapting dialogue: 1 answer to choose (not to pronounce) No wrong answers.

Dialogue: Comprehension The learner must choose the correct answer and pronounce it.

Dialogue: Expression Self adapting dialogue: choose 1 answer (and pronounce it) from the 2 correct answers. The learner can go to the pronunciation workshop to practice the pronunciation of those answers.

Written Expression This activity consists of writing a short essay (description or summary) based on an image, video, audio recording, or another essay.

Text transformation This activity consists of rewriting a short essay according to a specific set of instructions, e.g. changing from active voice to passive.

ASSESSMENTS IN TMM® PLACEMENT TEST (1) PROGRESS TEST (1X) LANGUAGE ACHIEVEMENT TEST (2X)

Sample Placement Test Item (1x)

Evaluating What I’ve Learned - Progress Test (1x)

The Language Achievement Test It is possible to take the Language Achievement Test twice (for all languages). You can also consult your results at the 1st Language Achievement Test. NB: The Achievement Test is called TOEIC Preparation when you are learning English.

The Language Achievement Test (2x) Objective: to assess the learner’s level in the target language and establish an equivalence with the principal language exams (TOEIC, TOEFL, etc…). So there’s no direct relation with the TELL ME MORE® contents. Online test accessible from the learner portal which contents were developed according to the recommendations of the Council of Europe. Not compulsory. (Can be activated in the workgroup) Containing: 180 multiple-choice questions  90 listening questions  90 reading questions  Score given on an 800-point scale Total length: 90 minutes Instructions in the same language as the language learned. The test can be taken in several parts The learner can leave the test, then start again where he left off But the learner cannot go back and answer a question again. The learner can only hear the recordings once. The test can be taken twice.

Cultural Texts

Next steps 1.During the conference presentation: Bill Cunningham - Demonstrate TMM - How to get your free license 2.At your leisure - View demo at