中部大学教育研究2022

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・ThenewPASEOPlacementTestworkingasdesigned,makingitmoredifficultforfreshmentotestintothehigherlevels.・Theadditionoffivenewcoursestothecurriculum.3CurriculumandProgramReviewSince2019theOPELTfacultyhaveconductedayearlycurriculumreview,whichlargelyfocusesontheskills-focusedcourses,ListeningandSpeaking（LS）andReadingandWriting（RW）.Subsequenttothe2021review,thedocumentunderwentafewminorchangesandshufflingofleveldescriptors,butremainedlargelythesame.However,therewasadifferenceofopinionbetweenfacultyastothedocument'susefulnessinguidingteaching,andintheimplementationofextensivereadingintheRWclasses.Futurecurricularreviewshouldaimtoachievethefollowinggoals:・DefineandstandardizeSLOs（StudentLearningOutcomes）andobjectivesforeachlevelandcourse,includingnarrowingthescopeofSLOstorealisticallyachievablemeasurableoutcomesin15or30classes.・Modifyorrevisethecurrentcurriculumdocumenttomakeitmoreusefuloraccessibletoencouragebuy-infromallfaculty.・Considerthemeritsofconsolidatingthecurrentfivelevelsintothree.Thisitemwasdiscussedin2021butwasultimatelytabled.Fivenewcontentcourseswerelaunchedin2021.Allofthecoursesreceiveddecentreviewsincourseevaluationsandwillbecontinuedin2022.Thefivecoursesandtheircreatorsareasfollows:・PopCultureThroughEntertainment－OlgaSormaz・GrammarforWriting－KevinJambor・AllAbouttheUSA－ClayCampbell・CurrentIssues－RobCampbell・PresentationSkills－NoahRichInMarch2022,KevinJamborreworkedanoldContentcourse,AmazingStories,toreplaceWritingFundamentalsasaclasswhichcouldaccommodateverylowlevelstudents.StudentrepliestoaCenterforInternationalAffairs（CIA）surveyin2021indicatedthatthehurdletojoinanEnglish-onlyclasswasquitehigh,andthattherewasademandforaPASEO-style,communicativeclassroomexperiencethatallowedforsomefirstlanguagesupport.AmazingStorieswaspilotedinspring2022.Inordertohelpandencourageadoptionofextensivereadingacrosstheprogram,thedirectoralsoutilizedsomeoftheOPELTbudgettopurchasemoregradedreadersforteacherstouseintheirPASEOclasses.Regularteacher-teacheranddirectorobservationswerebeguninFall2021inordertoincreasesharing,communication,andtoimproveourteachingpractice.InMarch2022thedirectorcreatedanobservationformforprogramusetohopefully:・makeobservationsshorterandeasier,sowecanobserveLSandRWclasses.・promptmeaningfuldiscussionsbetweenfacultyonteachingpractice.・helpfacultyprovideeachotherclearactionablefeedbackonareasforimprovement.・beusednotasanevaluationorforaccountability.4Orientation,Registration,andPlacementSystemDuringFebruaryandMarchof2021,theOPELTfacultycollaboratedtodesign,write,record,andpilotanoriginalonlineplacementtest,thePASEOPlacementTest（PPT）,whichwasthenimplementedtoplaceallincomingstudentsstartingwiththeSpring2021semester.Thefirsttwosemestersofplacementseemtoindicatethetestworksasdesigned,althoughitmayprovebeneficialtoadjusttheoriginalcutscores,whichwerederivedfromasmallsamplesizeofstudentsusedtopilotthetest,inordertohaveitbettermatchourlevels.Tocontinueimprovingthefollowingstepsareproposed:・simplifyingtheoverallsystem.5ProgramEventsTheprogram'slarge-scalespecialeventsremainedcancelledin2021becauseoftheongoingCOVID-19pandemic.However,inthefallsemester,AReportonPASEOClassesin2021―35―