--- Forwarded Message from "Andrew Wraith" <[log in to unmask]> --- >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> >From: "Andrew Wraith" <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: #8352.3 (!) online placement exams >Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 07:16:36 +0000 Dialang, made by the Council of Europe is a very useful free online tool and is based on the "Cadre Commun" or the European Framework of Reference for Languages. http://www.dialang.org/english/index.htm Best, Andrew Wraith Head of Languages IUT Digne Les Bains >From: LLTI-Editor <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum > <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: #8352.3 (!) online placement exams >Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 13:14:53 -0400 > >--- Forwarded Message from "Waid, Alexander Ph.D." <[log in to unmask]> >--- > > >Subject: RE: #8352.1 (!) online placement exams > >Disposition-Notification-To: "Waid, Alexander Ph.D." ><[log in to unmask]> > >Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 14:22:35 -0400 > >In-Reply-To: A<[log in to unmask]> > >Thread-Topic: #8352.1 (!) online placement exams > >Thread-Index: Acbu8amORTAs4VaBT0qG+2YlazkJJAAAqvVA > >From: "Waid, Alexander Ph.D." <[log in to unmask]> > >To: "Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum" ><[log in to unmask]> > >Like Barbara, we use BYU's WebCAPE and then do a follow-up when it seems >necessary: the borderline placements, or the student who had six years >in high school and got a 0 on the test... We're lucky to have a very >small student body, so the follow up is a face-to-face interview. > >v/R >Alex > > >Alexander Waid, Ph.D. >Professor of Spanish >Department of Humanities > >United States Coast Guard Academy (dh) >27 Mohegan Avenue >New London, CT 06320-4195 >860-701-6866 >[log in to unmask] > >-----Original Message----- >From: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum >[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of LLTI-Editor >Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 1:58 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: #8352.1 (!) online placement exams > >--- Forwarded Message from Barbara Sawhill <[log in to unmask]> >--- > > >Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 08:03:39 -0400 > >From: Barbara Sawhill <[log in to unmask]> > >Subject: Re: #8352 online placement exams > >In-reply-to: <[log in to unmask]> > >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum ><[log in to unmask]> > >User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7 (Macintosh/20050923) > >References: <[log in to unmask]> > >Anna and all: > >We use the WebCAPE (BYU) placement tests for Spanish, German, French and >Russian (on line) and then ask the students to submit a brief writing >sample (in person). We have a mandate from our administration to make >all placement tests (especially for incoming freshlings) completely >online by next summer, so we are experimenting with using the BYU test >in conjunction with an online writing tool deployed or distributed via >Moodle. > >Anyone else using Moodle for such tasks? > >--Barbara > >-- >Barbara Sawhill >Director, Cooper International Learning Center Lecturer, Hispanic >Studies Department Oberlin College Oberlin, OH 44074 >Voice: 440-775-8595 >Fax: 440-775-6888 >http://www.oberlin.edu/ilc > >President-elect, IALLT >http://www.iallt.org > >http://www.languagelabunleashed.com > >Skype: barbarasawhill > > > > LLTI-Editor wrote: > > >--- Forwarded Message from [log in to unmask] --- > > > > > > > >>From: [log in to unmask] > >>To: [log in to unmask] > >>Subject: online placement exams > >>Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:12:25 +0000 > >> > >> > > > >I am interested in getting feedback from those who have created online >placement > >exams. What was your experience? What tools did you use? How long > >did it >take > >to complete the project? > > > >Thank you in advance for your comments and suggestions. > > > >Anna > > > > > >*********************************************** > > LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language > > >Learning (http://iallt.org/), and The Consortium for Language Teaching > >and Learning (http://www.languageconsortium.org/). > >Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. > >Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) > >*********************************************** > > > >