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Handbook of Research on Policies and Practices for Assessing Inclusive Teaching and Learning
Individual with baseline abilities in a language (see Zyzik [2016] for a more detailed approach to this definition).
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Inclusive Assessment Methods for a Heterogeneous Group: Appropriate Testing in the Heritage Language Classroom
Teresa Blumenthal (University of Texas at Austin, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8579-5.ch020
Abstract
Contextualizing course materials is a fundamental step in integrating inclusive and appropriate methods of assessment into a post-secondary introductory-level Spanish as a Heritage Language course. The author discusses why a portfolio project is an appropriate assessment choice in the heritage language classroom. While the focus of the chapter is the implementation of contextualized input through a portfolio project, other methods of assessments, along with changes to syllabi, are discussed. The chapter outlines a contextualized assessment implementation in the form of a portfolio project in a post-secondary heritage language course.
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Language Learners' Social Interaction during Study Abroad: Opportunities, Satisfaction, and Benefits
A person who has acquired and used the language(s) in question from early childhood, often, but not always, as their first language.
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Revising Approaches to ELL: The Urgent Need to Update University ELL Education
A speaker of a language, for whom that language is their first or primary language (L1)
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