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