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Foreign Language Projects |
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National K-12 Foreign Language Survey Underway
CAL is conducting a national survey of foreign language instruction in elementary and secondary schools. Learn more. |
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Mandarin Chinese K–5 Curriculum in Development
CAL is part of a team that is developing and field testing a K–5 Mandarin Chinese curriculum. Learn more.
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Foreign Language Assessment Directory Now Available
The FLAD is a free, searchable directory of information on nearly 200 tests in over 90 languages. Search the new directory. |
Understanding Assessment: A Guide for Foreign Language Educators Coming Fall 2008
This online tutorial will serve as a companion resource to the new FLAD. Watch our Web site for updates.
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Assessment Update |
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SOPA Online Training Expands Offerings
Two SOPA Online Training courses are now available: Introduction to SOPA and Rating the SOPA. Learn more. |
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MRTP Expands Available Language Versions
French and German versions of the Multimedia Rater Training Program (MRTP) will soon be available to join the Spanish version launched in 2005. Learn more. |
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Coming Soon - The Next Generation of the SOPI
CAL has developed the Computerized Oral Proficiency Instrument (COPI), a computer-based, semi-adaptive test of Arabic and Spanish oral proficiency intended for late high school and college students and professionals. Learn more. |
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New CAL Digest |
 Read our newest digest, Oral Proficiency Assessment: The Use of Technology in Test Development and Rater Training, or browse our complete collection of digests, which can be downloaded for free from our Web site.
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Discover Languages |
Russian Language Spotlight Now Available
Read the latest in CAL's series of language spotlights in support of ACTFL's Discover Languages campaign.
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New Publications |
The CAELA Guide for Adult ESL Trainers
This informative guide was developed by the staff at the Center for Adult English Language Acquisition (CAELA) housed at CAL. It provides materials for training staff on important topics in adult ESL instruction. Learn more.
Developing Reading and Writing in Second-Language Learners
Lessons Learned From the Report of the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Youth and Children
This book was created as a summary of the full report of the findings of the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth. Learn more.
Registering Students From Language Backgrounds Other Than English
This report addresses an ongoing challenge in the tracking of student progress across grades: recording names of students classified as English language learners. Learn more.
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