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Report on Language Learning Discussion

Report on Language Learning Discussion. Outline. Teacher Capacity Building Standards Assessment Use of ICT Policy. Teacher Capacity Building. Adequate numbers of teachers (recruitment, retention) Training of elementary school teachers to teach languages Framework for best practices

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Report on Language Learning Discussion

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  1. Report on Language Learning Discussion

  2. Outline • Teacher Capacity Building • Standards • Assessment • Use of ICT • Policy

  3. Teacher Capacity Building • Adequate numbers of teachers (recruitment, retention) • Training of elementary school teachers to teach languages • Framework for best practices • Teacher competency • Language proficiency • Pedagogy (motivating learners, managing large classes, content-based or task-based language teaching) • Use of ICT • Appropriate assessment • Understanding & applying standards • Content knowledge (SLA, language, culture)

  4. Teacher Capacity Building (Con.) • Development of lesson study or video exemplars • In & for diverse contexts, languages, levels, & regions • Enable close study of professional practices • Integrate standards, curriculum, assessment, & pedagogy • Include annotation & reflective questions • Use ICT as a tool for collaboration & dissemination across economies • E.g., math lesson study exemplar

  5. Standards • Developing standards that are sensitive to APEC contexts & 21st century competencies • Consider three circles of English use • English dominant, English bilingual/lingua franca & English as a foreign language • Investigate the suitability & adaptation of CEFR • Learners • Communicative, intercultural competency • Teachers • Teacher training (undergraduate & graduate levels) • Programs

  6. Assessment • Appropriate assessment for diverse contexts, learners, & purposes • Share assessment practices & tools in use across economies • Link assessment to standards (especially high-stakes assessment) • Assessment of both teachers’ and students’ language proficiency

  7. Use of ICT • Teaching and learning • Teacher development • Assessment • Resource sharing within & across economies • Evaluating effectiveness of ICT

  8. Policy • Status of multilingualism & multiculturalism in APEC Economies • In general contexts • In educational contexts • Effect of policy on national & local identity and global citizenship • Effects of existing policy regarding curriculum, starting age, medium or subject on learning outcomes • Promoting teaching & learning of languages other than English, including local languages

  9. Conclusion • High degree of consensus on teacher capacity building issues being important to most economies • Momentum to see projects emerge from this discussion (E.g., lesson study, CEFR potential, language-related policy research)

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