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Tools & Resources for the ELL Classroom from ETS Annabelle Galera Simpson Regional Director Latin America & ETS Global Institute One Company, Two Families • TOEFL® family of products – TOEFL ® iBT – TOEFL ® ITP – TOEFL ® Jr • TOEIC® family of products - TOEIC ® Listening & Reading - TOEIC ® Speaking & Writing - TOEIC Bridge ™ 2 Confidential and Proprietary. Copyright ©2006 Educational Testing Service. English Language Tools for Students & Teachers Tools for Students and Teachers from ETS… and the TOEFL® Family of Products English Language Learning Tools: • TOEFL Practice Online • The Official Guide to the New TOEFL iBT • CriterionSM Online Writing Evaluation • Engaging English ™ • PROPELL ™ Workshop for TOEFL iBT™ • Coming Soon: Official Guide in Spanish for TOEFL ITP 4 Confidential and Proprietary. Copyright ©2006 Educational Testing Service. TOEFL Practice Online - Product Overview • TOEFL Practice Online (TPO) is the official TOEFL iBT test practice website – http://toeflpractice.ets.org • Offers a variety of practice tests) • Consists of previously administered TOEFL iBT test questions • Helps prepare students for test day in several ways: – Anytime, anywhere Web browser access – Option to practice in one of 2 modes - timed or untimed – Simulates the real TOEFL iBT testing experience – Provides instant scores & predicts performance feedback on test day – Provides targeted practice of skill student needs to improve Resource in Colombia: IN Other Words, S.A.; ETS website – “Value Packs” 5 Confidential and Proprietary. Copyright ©2006 Educational Testing Service. Official Guide to the New TOEFL® iBT • Published for ETS by McGraw-Hill • Book with 500 real TOEFL iBT practice questions • A companion audio CD with authentic TOEFL iBT • Listening passages and students’ spoken responses • ETS raters’ comments to student spoken and written responses www.ets.org/toefl Special rates for Latin America! 6 Confidential and Proprietary. Copyright ©2006 Educational Testing Service. Criterionsm Online Writing Evaluation is a web-based instructional tool that helps students plan, write, and revise essays provides - instant scoring with annotated diagnostic feedback 7 Confidential and Proprietary. Copyright ©2006 Educational Testing Service. Overview- The CriterionSM Approach Comprehensive writing instructional tool that guides students through each stage of the writing process: – Planning to write — students choose one of eight prewriting tools to assist in the planning process – Writing the essay — instructors select topics and parameters for each assignment – Revising the essay — students respond to specific annotated feedback in five key areas: Grammar, Usage, Mechanics, Style, and Organization & Development 8 Confidential and Proprietary. Copyright ©2006 Educational Testing Service. How Criterion Works? • As an instructional and assessment tool based on technology derived from ETS research on Natural Language Processing. • The patented e-rater® scoring engine was developed at ETS to provide both annotated diagnostic feedback and holistic scoring based on level-specific models built from essays pre-scored by ETS-trained readers. • When compared with a human scorer, the e-rater ® scoring engine generally provides holistic scores that are more than 92% in agreement with human scores. 9 Confidential and Proprietary. Copyright ©2006 Educational Testing Service. The CriterionSM service provides: • Unlimited assignments — the number of student submissions is determined by the instructor • Unlimited number of instructors who can use the program in their classes • Unlimited control over scoring and feedback provided to students • Unlimited instructor-created topics 10 What the Instructor Does • Creates all assignments and provides writing instruction for the class as a whole • Provides instructor feedback which addresses the higher writing skills such as idea or voice • Makes instructor comments which address individual student problems and focus on issues addressed in the class • Evaluates the content of submitted essays in ways that only an instructor can provide • Guides the overall process of revision 11 Confidential and Proprietary. Copyright ©2006 Educational Testing Service. What the Student Does • Responds to assignments as directed by the instructor • Proofreads and corrects all work before submitting it for evaluation • Reviews all feedback both from Trait Feedback and from instructor comments and asks for clarification where necessary • Uses the Writer’s Handbook which provides additional instruction for problem areas • Revises the essay based on feedback provided • Continues the process of revision until the essay is satisfactory both to the student and the instructor • Internalizes lessons learned before proceeding to next assignment 12 Confidential and Proprietary. Copyright ©2006 Educational Testing Service. Topic Modes • • • • • • Persuasive Descriptive Narrative Expository Cause and Effect Comparison and Contrast • Process • Argument • Issue 13 Confidential and Proprietary. Copyright ©2006 Educational Testing Service. Using the Topics Library to Create an Assignment • • • • Choose <Essay Topic Category> (= grade/level) Choose <Topic Mode>, if you wish Under <Essay Topics>, choose a topic by name Click <View All Topics> to see details for all topics in library 14 Trait Feedback Categories Grammar Fragment or missing comma Run-on Sentences Wrong or missing word Garbled sentences S-V agreement Ill-formed verb Usage Mechanics Wrong article Spelling Repetition Introductory material Missing article Capitalization of proper nouns Inappropriate words Thesis statement Nonstandard verb or word form Confused words Wrong word form Faulty comparisons Initial capitalization in a sentence Missing question mark Missing apostrophe for contractions Pronoun error Missing end punctuation Missing possessive Comma error Fused words Compound words Style Org/Dev Sentences containing passive voice Long sentences Short sentences Sentences beginning with coordinating conjunctions Essay statistics • Number of words • Number of sentences • Avg. number of words in sentence Duplicates 15 Confidential and Proprietary. Copyright ©2006 Educational Testing Service. Topic relationship Technical Quality Main ideas Supporting ideas Conclusion Transitional words and phrases Other Engaging English™ • Facilitates reading skill development using Lexile ® reading tool • Choose online reading material tracked to Lexile • Measures progress toward desired Reading level • Suggest appropriate readings, texts, etc. • See www.ets.org for more information 16 PROPELL ™ Workshops for the TOEFL iBT Test™ • An interactive all-day workshop that helps you build a curriculum based on TOEFL iBT learning objectives and related classroom activities. • Local resources: Centro Colombo Americano – Medellin Sandra Caceres, ETS Consultant for Colombia [email protected] • Next scheduled 2010 workshops: September: Santiago, Chile; Sao Paulo, Brazil 17 TOEIC® Family of Products TOEIC® Tools Assessments • TOEIC Test – assessment of English listening and reading skills for the workplace • TOEIC Speaking and Writing Tests – assessment of English speaking and writing skills for the workplace (available in Latin America 2009) • TOEIC Bridge – assessment of everyday English Skills Test Practice • Tactics for TOEIC – Speaking and Writing (Print) • Tactics for TOEIC – Listening and Reading (Print) • Coming Soon: Official Guide in Spanish for classic TOEIC; Official Guide in Spanish for TOEIC Bridge AmEnglish (Download and Smart Phone application) Writing Pronunciation Idioms in English 19 Confidential and Proprietary. Copyright ©2006 Educational Testing Service. AmEnglish - Writing in English • Interactive multimedia program that Helps learners improve their written English skills • Focuses on helping users write in English more clearly and concisely while sharpening English grammar and syntax skills for the TOEFL® and TOEIC® tests. • More than 200 screens of interactive lessons and practices 20 Confidential and Proprietary. Copyright ©2006 Educational Testing Service. AmEnglish - Pronunciation in English • Interactive multimedia program that improves pronunciation skills for nonnative speakers of English • Focuses on how to identify and use the most important elements of pronunciation: stress, intonation and rhythm • 130 interactive (30 hours) lessons and practice activities • Suitable for individual use, classroom use, training and distance learning. 21 Confidential and Proprietary. Copyright ©2006 Educational Testing Service. AmEnglish - Idioms in English • Interactive program designed for to help non-native English speakers “get up to speed” and communicate like a native speaker. • Understanding idioms is critical for success. • Improves listening, vocabulary, comprehension and speech. • Self-study or classroom use program featuring one hundred current idioms in English. • 220 lessons, final quiz, scoring. 22 Confidential and Proprietary. Copyright ©2006 Educational Testing Service. PROPELL ™ Workshops for Teachers, TOEIC • Workshops for TOEIC Listening & Reading • Workshops for TOEIC Speaking & Writing • Workshops for TOEIC Bridge • Day-long interactive workshops focusing on learning objectives and activities linked to specific English language skill development. • Resource in Colombia: IN Other Words, S.A. [email protected] • Resource in Cali: English World tel. 370 9388 • Next 2010 workshops: September: Sao Paulo, Brazil; Santiago, Chile October: Bogota, Colombia 23 Confidential and Proprietary. Copyright ©2006 Educational Testing Service. Questions? www.ets.org [email protected] 24 Confidential and Proprietary. Copyright ©2006 Educational Testing Service.