| 10:00 am |
"Research Insights into ITA Pronunciation Issues." |
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Linda Lane, author of Focus on Pronunciation series from Pearson Eaducation. Linda is currently working on a book for ESL instructors on how to teach pronunciation. |
| 11:00 am |
"A Comparison of SPEAK and ibTOEFL Results at Columbia" |
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Maria McCormack. Maria is in charge of testing at the American Language Program; she has developed a new placement test for students entering the ALP Intensive program. |
| 12:00 noon |
Lunch |
| 1:00 pm |
Testing Concerns: ibTOEFL, new Pearson test, etc. |
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Catherine Ross, University of Connecticut |
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Catherine will be leading a discussion on testing issues. Please bring any data that you have on any of the tests in question or other tests. |
| 2:30 pm |
Other Issues in ITA Training |
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We hope to leave time at the end of the meeting for discussion of any training issues you would like to discuss. Please forward suggestions to me at Columbia. Jane Kenefick jk16@columbia.edu |
