Dialang

1
Dialang

• Gillian McLaughlin
• (Freie Universität Berlin)
• Ari Huhta (University of Jyväskylä
• Self-assessment, diagnostic tests and feedback in
  14 European Languages

2
Who is DIALANG?

• Berlin management
• Citogroep and Jyväskylä test development
• Lancaster programming and quality
• Over 200 people in over 20 European institutions

3
What is DIALANG?

• The Language Doctor

4
What is DIALANG?

• Not a certification system
• Designed to be used by
• all language learners (16)
• Following any learning pathway
• Preparing for any or no examination
• Low stakes
• Free of charge

5
Policy background

• Identify key areas of competence
• Devise validation systems for each key area
• Introduce new, more flexible, ways of
  acknowledging skills

• White Paper
• Teaching and Learning - Towards the Learning
  Society
• COM 95 - 590

6
Reinvent the wheel?
Partnership Socrates Lingua Action 2 Development
support
European Commission
Common European Framework of Reference
Council of Europe
7
Today

• DIALANG
• Computer based
• Internet delivered
• Multilingual
• Coherent
• Comprehensive

8
Computer based
9
Computer based

• The procedure
• Chose test language and skill
• Optional placement exercise
• Self assessment
• Test
• Feedback and advice

10
I. Chose test language and skill
11
II. Optional placement exercise
12
III. Self assessment
13
IV. Test
A German item with Swedish instructions
An Italian item with Greek instructions
14
IV. Test
An Italian item with Greek instructions
15
V. Feedback and advice
16
Today

• DIALANG
• Computer based
• Internet delivered
• Multilingual
• Coherent
• Comprehensive

17
Internet delivered
18
Today

• DIALANG
• Computer based
• Internet delivered
• Multilingual
• Coherent
• Comprehensive

19
Multilingual
20
Today

• DIALANG
• Computer based
• Internet delivered
• Multilingual
• Coherent
• Comprehensive

21
Coherent

• Built on the CEF

22
Coherent
Authoring tool Definition of level and sub-skill
23
Coherent
Standard setting
24
Coherent
Calibration through extensive piloting
25
Today

• DIALANG
• Computer based
• Internet delivered
• Multilingual
• Coherent
• Comprehensive

26
Comprehensive feedback and advice
27
Comprehensive feedback and advice
28
Comprehensive feedback and advice
29
Comprehensive feedback and advice
30
Comprehensive feedback and advice
31
Comprehensive feedback and advice