Lecture Series: 2009-2010
How Learner Goals Correspond with the U.S. National Standards and the Common European Framework
Friday, October 30 2009 | 3:30-5:00 | Room 53a, Olson
Sally Sieloff Magnan, Professor of French and Director, Language Institute, University of Wisconsin, Madison
The U.S. National Standards for Foreign Language Learning (5Cs) and the Common European Framework offer goals for language learning. Despite wide usage of both frameworks, there has been no broad research on whether students actually have met the goals put forth in these frameworks, or if they believe these goals are attainable through foreign language instruction. This talk will present a study of 821 students of 9 European languages at the University of Wisconsin, Madison that investigates the match between student goals and expectations of achieving them as related to each of these frameworks. The talk will consider closely the findings concerning the 5Cs to reveal surprising insights about how students prioritize them for their language study.