SEALC In-Person Speaking and Writing Workshop

The schedule for the remaining activities can be found here.

Photos from the event can be viewed here. Upload your own photos to share with others!

Materials

1. A Google Doc where you can share the research questions, discussion questions, and/or food for thought that you presented during your session.

2. A Google Drive folder where you can upload your slides.

The Feedback Checklists are here.

Oral Interview Question Bank: Intermediate and Advanced can be found here.

Assessment Criteria can be found here.

Finished documents can be shared here. You will need to be able to edit the document and allow Cathy and Ahmet to edit as well.

Test Design Template_Blank

This is the document instructors will download as a pair to work on. Intermediate and advanced are combined into one document, so there is one document per pair/group to  upload/share with their peers and with the trainers.

Test Design Matrix_Speaking & Test Design Matrix_Writing

GRASPS Task design framework

Rubric: The recorded Rubric presentation from Ahmet is here. The Rubric file is here.

PowerPoint Slides

Ahmet’s slides

Designing intermediate speaking tasks

Designing intermediate writing tasks

Designing advanced speaking tasks

Designing advanced writing tasks

Cathy’s slides

From speaking to writing

Revisiting Proficiency as an Assessment Design Framework

ACTFL Advanced Assessment Criteria for Speaking

Schedule

The detailed schedule for the workshop can be found at this link.

**Please note that breakfast is served at the event, not at the hotel. The hotel breakfast is not included in your SEALC-provided lodging.

WiFi at Harvard

Please use the instructions here to create a guest account.

Hotel

Our hotel is the Holiday Inn located at 30 Washington Street, Somerville, MA 02143. There are several Holiday Inn properties in the area, so please be sure to provide the street address to any drivers.

Check-in: 4:00 PM; Check-out: 11:00 AM

Transportation between Boston Logan Airport and the hotel

Please consult the lists on this page to find possible ride share partners.

Transportation to Harvard

Our workshop will be held at 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, in the CGIS South Building. The 109 bus runs regularly between the hotel and our workshop location. A local bus one-way costs $1.70 and you can pay with CharlieCard, CharlieTicket, contactless payment, or cash.

Time to move between locations: The bus takes roughly 20 minutes (plus any waiting time); walking takes about 45 minutes; and a rideshare takes at least 10 minutes, depending on traffic.