Second Language Teaching (SLT) Program

Program and Course-level Student Learning Outcome (SLO) Assessment

Course Assessment Plans (CAPs)

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Course Assessment Plan (CAP) for SLT 102: Language Learning

Number of class sections assessed at one time: 1

Number of course competencies: 5

Course competencies and when during the current five-year assessment cycle they will be or have been assessed.

Competency
Academic Year for Assessment
Describe the language development cycle, including each stage.		 Each Fall, 2014-2018
Describe the various language learning frameworks commonly found in educational settings. Each Fall, 2014-2018
Describe the various motivational and socio-cultural characteristics of language learners. Each Fall, 2014-2018
Create scenarios of various language learning situations. Each Fall, 2014-2018

Complete an ethnographic study of a language learner including:

  • Observation
  • Interview
  • Artifact collection
  • Secondary research
  • Data analysis
  • Data reporting
 Each Fall, 2014-2018

Current faculty member responsible for completing the Course Learning Report (CLR): Shawn Ford

To verify, at the end of the five-year cycle identified, all of the competencies for this course will have been assessed at least once. YES

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Course Assessment Plan (CAP) for SLT 103: Language Teaching

Number of class sections assessed at one time: 1

Number of course competencies: 5

Course competencies and when during the current five-year assessment cycle they will be or have been assessed.

Competency
Academic Year for Assessment
Describe language teaching in the context of the language development cycle, including each stage.		 Each Spring 2014-2018
Describe the various language teaching frameworks commonly found in educational settings. Each Spring 2014-2018
Describe how the various motivational and socio-cultural characteristics of language learners can influence their teaching. Each Spring 2014-2018
Describe their own definitions of second language pedagogy. Each Spring 2014-2018

Complete an ethnographic study of a language learner including:

  • Observation
  • Interview
  • Artifact collection
  • Secondary research
  • Data analysis
  • Data reporting
 Each Spring 2014-2018

Current faculty member responsible for completing the Course Learning Report (CLR): Shawn Ford

To verify, at the end of the five-year cycle identified, all of the competencies for this course will have been assessed at least once. YES

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Course Assessment Plan (CAP) for SLT 202B: Concepts and Issues in SLT - Language Skills

Number of class sections assessed at one time: 1

Number of course competencies: 4

Course competencies and when during the current five-year assessment cycle they will be or have been assessed.

Competency
Academic Year for Assessment
Describe language skills from various perspectives.		 Each Spring 2014-2018
Discuss concepts and issues associated with the instruction of language skills in various classroom settings. Each Spring 2014-2018
Create and implement lesson plans, activities, and materials that are appropriate for developing language skills in various classroom settings. Each Spring 2014-2018
Compile a teaching strategies portfolio that contains lesson plans, activities, and materials for developing language skills in various classroom settings. Each Spring 2014-2018

Current faculty member responsible for completing the Course Learning Report (CLR): Shawn Ford

To verify, at the end of the five-year cycle identified, all of the competencies for this course will have been assessed at least once. YES

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Course Assessment Plan (CAP) for SLT 203B: Content-Based Instruction

Number of class sections assessed at one time: 1

Number of course competencies: 5

Course competencies and when during the current five-year assessment cycle they will be or have been assessed.

Competency
Academic Year for Assessment
Describe the strategies necessary for developing language through content.		 Each Fall, 2014-2018
Describe critical issues for creating lesson plans to facilitate language development using content. Each Fall, 2014-2018

Conduct case-study research on language learners in various general education classrooms including:

  • Observation
  • Analysis
  • Reporting.
 Each Fall, 2014-2018
Create and implement content-based lesson plans for facilitating language development. Each Fall, 2014-2018

Compile a teaching portfolio that contains lesson plans for facilitating language development.

 Each Fall, 2014-2018

Current faculty member responsible for completing the Course Learning Report (CLR): Shawn Ford

To verify, at the end of the five-year cycle identified, all of the competencies for this course will have been assessed at least once. YES

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Course Assessment Plan (CAP) for SLT 290: Second Language Assessment

Number of class sections assessed at one time: 1

Number of course competencies: 5

Course competencies and when during the current five-year assessment cycle they will be or have been assessed.

Competency
Academic Year for Assessment
Describe language standards at the national, state and local levels.		 Each Spring 2014-2018
Describe the various types of language assessment conducted in the content-area classroom. Each Spring 2014-2018
Conduct assessments of materials that are appropriate for facilitating language development in content-area classrooms. Each Spring 2014-2018

Conduct various types of survey research on language in content-area classrooms including:

  • Educational Standards
  • Student, Institutional and Community Needs
  • Language Skills
  • Peer and Self-Assessment
  • Language Development.
 Each Spring 2014-2018

Compile a portfolio that contains materials assessments and survey research on language, including a detailed report.

 Each Spring 2014-2018

Current faculty member responsible for completing the Course Learning Report (CLR): Shawn Ford

To verify, at the end of the five-year cycle identified, all of the competencies for this course will have been assessed at least once. YES

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Author of this report: Shawn Ford

Spring 2014