2010-06-26, 09:00 – 2010-06-27, 20:00

Diagnostic Tests for Hungarian EFL Learners in 1st to 6th Grade
A two-day workshop on 26-27 June 2010 at Vadásztanya Restaurant, Pécs

PARTICIPANTS
International experts

  • Heini-Marja Jarvinen, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Turku, Finland
  • Lucilla Lopriore, PhD, Assistant Professor, Roma Tre University, Italy
  • Jelena Mihaljevic Djigunovic, PhD, Professor, University of Zagreb, Croatia
  • Karmen Prizorn, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

 

Hungarian team
Coordinator:

  • Marianne Nikolov, PhD, DSc, Professor, University of Pécs, University of Szeged

 

Members:

  • Lídia Bors, PhD, ETRC manager
  • Réka Lugossy, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Pécs
  • Gábor Szabó, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Pécs
  • Gabriella Hild, doctoral student, University of Pécs
  • Ildikó Patho, doctoral student, University of Pécs
  • Zsófia Turányi, doctoral student, University of Pécs

 

PROGRAMME
Saturday

9:00 Pre-workshop event: meeting for international experts
10:00-10:15 Welcome and short introduction to workshop by Marianne Nikolov
10:15-11:00 What is TAMOP 3.1.9 Project on Diagnostic Tests for Hungarian EFL Learners in 1st to 6th Grade about? What has been accomplished? What is to be done? Marianne Nikolov
11:00-12:30 What can children between the ages of 6 to 12 do in English? Discussions of “can do statements” for listening comprehension, speaking, reading comprehension and writing, strategies and culture in small groups and larger group.
12:30-13:30 Lunch break
13:30-16:00 Age appropriate task types and text types for diagnostic tests of the four skills. Rubrics, format, length, layout, and visuals. A critical look at and discussion of examples in small groups, then in plenary moderated by Marianne Nikolov.
17:00–20:00 Pécs Culture Capital of Europe Programme at the Promenade: Folk & Roll: Danmed, The Moon & The Nightspirit, Kormorán Memory Band, Virrasztók

Sunday

8:30 Pre-workshop event: meeting for international experts on organizing the day.
9:30-10:30 Findings of the first two phases of the project: Gabriella Hild & Marianne Nikolov Teachers’ views on assessing young learners First findings of piloting 18 sample tasks
10: 30-11:00 Discussions of findings
11:00-12:00 A critical look at piloted tasks in small groups
12:00-13:00 Lunch break
13:00-14:30 Discussions on piloted tasks in whole group
14:30-16:00 The way forward: integrating other data collection instruments into the project. Observations, self assessment, portfolio, interviews, etc.
16:00 Wrapping up workshop
17:00- 18:00 Pécs Culture Capital of Europe Programme in Kossuth tér: Brass Band Concert
18:30-20:00 Discussion with international experts on the way forward