Looking forward to two presentations from the MAFLT Network – Dr. Lanier on using group reflections to assess intercultural competence, and grad students Andrew Burke and Kari Seymour on using portfolios to assess proficiency and encourage self-evaluation in your language learners.
Assessing Intercultural Competence
with Group Reflections
Session Description | Presented by Dr. Amanda Lanier
Even if you are successfully integrating language and culture in your courses and cultivating intercultural competence, it can be difficult to track the development of ICC skills and attitudes of ICC over time. Reflection prompts are essential to assessing ICC and raising learners’ awareness of their own growth. In this session, we will clarify the components of ICC, apply a process-based framework for planning ICC tasks, and experiment with a smooth and sustainable way to assess ICC through group reflections using rooms and rubrics in Extempore. You will be able to use the model assessment as a template and adapt it to assess learner development in your own intercultural language activities.
Links and Resources
Dr. Lanier’s Website | Intercultural Language Teaching
Wakelet | Integrating Language and Culture
Extempore App | www.extemporeapp.com
Try the Group Activity
(It’s okay if you are in the “room” alone!)
and Reflect on the Session!
Links and Resources
Wakelet Collection: Integrating Culture and Language
https://wakelet.com/wake/qHVc8WwiO7fpLYIzmp__F
LinguaFolio Training Module 5: The Importance of Interculturality
https://ncssfl.org/lfmodules/module5-0/
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements
https://www.actfl.org/educator-resources/ncssfl-actfl-can-do-statements
Council of Europe: Autobiography of Intercultural Encounters
https://www.coe.int/en/web/autobiography-intercultural-encounters
Global Competence
https://asiasociety.org/education/global-competence
