Diagnostic Tests for Hungarian EFL Learners in 1st to 6th Grade

A two-day workshop on 26-27 June 2010 at Vadásztanya Restaurant, Pécs

PARTICIPANTS
International experts
Heini-Marja Jarvinen, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Turku, Finland
Lucilla Lopriore, PhD, Assistant Professor, Roma Tre University, Italy
Jelena Mihaljevic Djigunovic, PhD, Professor, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Karmen Prizorn, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Hungarian team
Coordinator:
Marianne Nikolov, PhD, DSc, Professor, University of Pécs, University of Szeged
Members:
Lídia Bors, PhD, ETRC manager
Réka Lugossy, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Pécs
Gábor Szabó, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Pécs
Gabriella Hild, doctoral student, University of Pécs
Ildikó Patho, doctoral student, University of Pécs
Zsófia Turányi, doctoral student, University of Pécs
PRORAMME
Saturday
9:00 Pre-workshop event: meeting for international experts
10:00-10:15 Welcome and short introduction to workshop by Marianne Nikolov
10:15-11:00 What is TAMOP 3.1.9 Project on Diagnostic Tests for Hungarian EFL Learners in 1st to 6th Grade about? What has been accomplished? What is to be done? Marianne Nikolov
11:00-12:30 What can children between the ages of 6 to 12 do in English? Discussions of “can do statements” for listening comprehension, speaking, reading comprehension and writing, strategies and culture in small groups and larger group.
12:30-13:30 Lunch break
13:30-16:00 Age appropriate task types and text types for diagnostic tests of the four skills. Rubrics, format, length, layout, and visuals. A critical look at and discussion of examples in small groups, then in plenary moderated by Marianne Nikolov.
17:00–20:00 Pécs Culture Capital of Europe Programme at the Promenade: Folk & Roll: Danmed, The Moon & The Nightspirit, Kormorán Memory Band, Virrasztók
Sunday
8:30 Pre-workshop event: meeting for international experts on organizing the day.
9:30-10:30 Findings of the first two phases of the project: Gabriella Hild & Marianne Nikolov Teachers’ views on assessing young learners First findings of piloting 18 sample tasks
10: 30-11:00 Discussions of findings
11:00-12:00 A critical look at piloted tasks in small groups
12:00-13:00 Lunch break
13:00-14:30 Discussions on piloted tasks in whole group
14:30-16:00 The way forward: integrating other data collection instruments into the project. Observations, self assessment, portfolio, interviews, etc.
16:00 Wrapping up workshop
17:00- 18:00 Pécs Culture Capital of Europe Programme in Kossuth tér: Brass Band Concert
18:30-20:00 Discussion with international experts on the way forward