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The Language Flagship Proficiency Initiative

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2016

Susan Gass ,
Paula Winke  and
Koen Van Gorp
Susan Gass
Affiliation:
[email protected]
Paula Winke
Affiliation:
[email protected]
Koen Van Gorp
Affiliation:
[email protected]
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The Center for Language Teaching Advancement (CeLTA) at Michigan State University (MSU) was awarded a U.S. federally funded two-year grant in 2014 to investigate the status of proficiency, and the promotion of proficiency, in foreign language programs. The grant was awarded to Paula Winke and Susan Gass, as principal investigators. The purpose of this initiative was to assess language proficiency development and to show the impact that introducing assessment practices into established language programs has on pedagogical practices and, ultimately, on proficiency outcomes. In total, three grants were awarded, one to MSU, one to the University of Utah, and one to the University of Minnesota. The overall goals were the same, although each institution approached the task in slightly different ways and with slightly different emphases.

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Research in the news
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Language Teaching , Volume 49 , Issue 4 , October 2016 , pp. 592 - 595
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016 

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