Call for Applications
Southeast Asian Language Council (SEALC)
Listening Assessment Design and Development Workshops and Symposium
Application Deadline: September 15, 2023
The Southeast Asian Language Council (SEALC) invites applications from Southeast Asian language instructors for a series of workshops to design and develop listening assessments.
The pre-workshop is for those with little to no prior training in developing assessment tools for receptive skills.
The workshops will train both US-based and Asia-based instructors and will combine in-person, virtual, and hybrid formats. SEALC is pleased to collaborate with Arizona State University which will be hosting Workshop 2. These workshops will offer training in developing listening assessment tools and an opportunity to collaborate with colleagues across the United States and Southeast Asia. A modest honorarium will be paid upon completion of the deliverable if the participant’s visa status allows for the payment.
US-based participants: Lodging, meals, and workshop fees are covered for US-based participants. SEALC expects that your institution will cover your airfare, travel day food and per diem, and ground transportation for Workshop 2. Contact SEALC if you would like to request some travel funds. Please include your communication with your institution. Asia-based participants: Lodging and meals are not included because the training is offered virtually.
Schedule of workshops:
Pre-workshop, Proficiency Familiarization and Language Assessment, January 12 & 19, 2024. Time is TBD
Workshop 1: Comprehension in the Context of Listening and Identifying appropriate Listening Inputs is a synchronous, virtual workshop for all participants.
January 26 & 27, 2024, 7-10:30 pm CST in the US.
January 27 & 28, 8-11:30 AM ICT in Asia.
Workshops 2 and 3 are identical in content; participants will only attend one.
Workshop 2: Listening Assessment Development
In-person workshop at Arizona State U. for US-based instructors, March 8-9, 2024.
Workshop 3: Listening Assessment Development
Synchronous, virtual workshop for Asia-based instructors, March 11, 13 & 15, 2024, 7-11 pm CDT.
Working groups: Collaborative small group work developing listening assessment tests, for all participants, April – May 2024.
Symposium: Listening Assessment Development
May 30 – June 1, 2024, Big Ten Alliance Conference Center, Chicago, IL. This is an in-person event for US-based instructors, with a hybrid connection for those in Asia.
Eligibility and Application Process:
US-based applicants must be Southeast Asian language instructors, and US-based instructors must be active members of the Council of Teachers of Southeast Asian Languages (COTSEAL). To learn more about COTSEAL and to apply for membership, click here.
To apply for this series of workshops, please email the following materials to Beth Misco, SEALC’s Project Manager, at sealc@intl.wisc.edu by end of day September 15, 2023:
- A statement of interest addressing the following:
- Your career path up to this point and your current experience teaching a SE Asian language as a foreign language.
- Describe your professional training activities over the past 4 years.
- Your experience in collaborative projects related to pedagogy and materials development, and commitment to the collaborative work following the workshop.
- How this SEALC opportunity will benefit your professional development as a SE Asian language instructor.
- A current CV, including your previous and current teaching assignment(s).
The selection committee will notify applicants within one month of the application deadline. Should you have any questions about this opportunity, please email sealc@intl.wisc.edu.