<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div>Arabic-L: Mon 23 Feb 2010</div><div>Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson <<a href="mailto:dilworth_parkinson@byu.edu">dilworth_parkinson@byu.edu</a>></div><div>[To post messages to the list, send them to </div><a href="mailto:arabic-l@byu.edu">arabic-l@byu.edu</a><div>]</div><div>[To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">listserv@byu.edu<div> with first line reading:</div><div> unsubscribe arabic-l ]</div><div><br></div><div>-------------------------Directory------------------------------------</div><div><br></div><div>1) Subject:Survey for MSA instructors with Advanced-Hi or Superior learners</div><div><br></div><div>-------------------------Messages-----------------------------------</div><div>1)</div><div>Date: 23 Feb 2010</div><div>From:Jesse Blackburn-Morrow <<a href="mailto:jmorrow@avantassessment.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">jmorrow@avantassessment.com</a>></div><div>Subject:Survey for MSA instructors with Advanced-Hi or Superior learners</div><div><br></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Dear Arabic-L members:<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Avant Assessment requests your assistance with our latest survey, which will inform our development of a diagnostic test for Modern Standard Arabic learners. This survey is for MSA instructors with 3/more years experience teaching <b>native-English-speaking learners</b> at the <b>ILR</b> <b>2+/3 </b>proficiency levels<b> (ACTFL Advanced-High, progressing to Superior</b><b>; or approximately high B1, progressing to high B2 on the CEFR</b>). It closes <b>1 March, or after 40 responses</b>. We greatly value your input. Please find the survey link and more information about the project/requirements below. (Apologies for any cross-posting.)<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Jesse Blackburn Morrow<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Diagnostic Test Development<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Avant Assessment<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">----------------------<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Avant Assessment is designing a diagnostic test for students of Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). This test will identify the strengths and weaknesses of students trying to progress from Advanced-High to Superior on the ACTFL scale, or from 2+ to 3 on the ILR scale. We are looking for MSA instructors to complete a series of short surveys as part of our research. Respondents must meet the following qualifications:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span>1)<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Have three (3) or more years experience teaching MSA to students at one or both of these proficiency levels: <b>ILR 2+ (ACTFL Advanced-High), ILR3 (ACTFL Superior)</b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span>2)<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Have experience teaching the language to adult native speakers of English, in a school or university setting<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span>3)<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Have experience assessing students, using the ILR Skill Level descriptors and/or ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span>4)<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Be a native speaker of Arabic, or possess a high level of proficiency in MSA<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span>5)<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Be fluent in English<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">We value your insight as an experienced instructor of MSA, as your responses to these surveys will help us to define exactly “what” will be tested, and will improve the feedback we can give learners.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">This project will involve 6 brief surveys. You will be compensated $20.00 USD for each survey (relevant to your experience) that you complete before the survey closes. If you complete all surveys on time for a particular proficiency level, you will receive a bonus of $100.00 USD. Each of the surveys should take about 20-30 minutes to complete.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">If you meet our qualifications, please go to </span><a href="http://surveyconsole.com/t/AeFGZCwQr" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">http://surveyconsole.com/t/AeFGZCwQr</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> to take the ILR 2+3 reading vocabulary survey. This survey will close on <b>1 March 2010, or after 40 responses are received</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">If you have any questions about this project, please contact us at <a href="mailto:survey@avantassessment.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">survey@avantassessment.com</a>. <span style="color: black; ">Avant Assessment, partnered with the Center for Applied<span class="yshortcuts">Second Language Studies</span> (CASLS) at the <span class="yshortcuts">University of Oregon</span>, is a world leader in web-based second-language assessment. </span><a href="http://www.avantassessment.com/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.avantassessment.com/</a><o:p></o:p></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><br></span></font></div></div><div>--------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div>End of Arabic-L: 23 Feb 2010</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><br></body></html>