Assessment for Chinese Language Program

Assessment for Chinese
FLES Program
Susan Y. Rui
Naomi J. Zhang
Roosevelt School District, L.I.
National Standards of LOTE
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Communication
Communities
Cultures
Comparisons
Connections
Assess Student Progress
• Assess language skills separately
• Project-based assessment
• Address specific curriculum goals
What is
SOPA and ELLOPA?
SOPA : Student Oral Proficiency Assessment
ELLOPA: Early Language Listening and Oral
Proficiency Assessment
SOPA and ELLOPA are interviews which are
innovative language proficiency assessment
instruments designed to allow students to
demonstrate their highest level of performance
in oral fluency, grammar, vocabulary, and
listening comprehension.
Target Population of
SOPA/ELLOPA
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Immersion Program
Non-Immersion FLES, FLEX Program
SOPA: Grade 2-8
ELLOPA: K-2
The Purpose and Background of
SOPA & ELLOPA
• The purpose of these instruments is to
determine the highest proficiency levels in
speaking and listening comprehension that
students can sustain at a particular point
of time.
• SOPA:1991, Spanish partial-immersion
program grade 1-4
• ELLOPA:2001, FLES program, grade K-2
The Format of SOPA & ELLOPA
• Interview format
• Two administrators assess pairs of
students
• Friendly, non-threatening environment
• Focus on what they can do rather than
what they can not do
• Students receive in two or four skill areas:
Oral fluency, grammar, vocabulary, and
listening comprehension.
Immersion ELLOPA
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Warm-Up
Game 1: the Magic Bag
Game 2: Talking with Mr. Cow
Game 3: How Plants Grow
Game 4: Story Retelling
Game 5: Accidental Mix-Up (Optional)
Wind-Down: Simon Says or easy
questions
Non- Immersion (FLES) ELLOPA
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Warm up
Game 1: The Magic Bag
Game 2: Come to my house
Game 3: Let’s Sing! (Optional)
Game 4: Talking with Mrs. Cow
Game 5: Accidental Mix-up (Optional)
Wind-Down: Simon says
Immersion SOPA
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Warm-Up
Task 1: Fruits and Other Foods
Task 2: All About You
Task 3: The Life of a Plant
Task 4: Story Retelling
Task 5: School Rules
Wind-Down: TPR or Easy Questions
Non-Immersion (FLES) SOPA
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Warm-Up
Task 1: Fruits & other foods
Task 2: All about you
Task 3: The classroom
Wind-Down; Simon Says
SOPA/ELLOPA Rubrics
• The rubrics for the assessments are based on
the documents developed by the ACTFL, which
has been modified for the developmental level of
young learners.
• Each contains five skills areas：
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Oral fluency
Language control (grammar）
Vocabulary (speaking)
Listening comprehension
Communication strategies.
Effective SOPA interviewing
• Quiet and closed room
• Well-prepared test instrument
• Friendly, non-threatening atmosphere
Chinese SOPA Interview Sample
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Warm up: Greeting
Task 1: Classroom TPR
Task 2: About myself
Task 3: Item identification
Task 4: Reading
Wind-down: praise and encouragement
Use Assessment to Guide
Instruction
• What knowledge and skills students
retained
• What different learning styles student may
have and how to address their needs
• Clarify teaching goals, modify teaching
techniques
• Strengthen team work
Is ELLOPA/SOPA a proper
instrument for your program?
• If you are interested, you may contact:
www.cal.org
Thank you!

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