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Academe, government, and business have called for a focus on proficiency -- the ability to use language for real-world purposes -- since the mid-1980s. One obstacle to implementing proficiency-oriented instruction has been a lack of suitable assessments and a lack of understanding of instruments that do exist. This panel will address the challenges and opportunities inherent in the development of proficiency-oriented assessments. The theoretical basis of proficiency testing as well as a description of specific instruments and issues in the development of new instruments will be discussed by panelists and participants.

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STAMP and the Ecology of Language Assessment

Speaker:	Carl Falsgraf	Panel Chair, Director, CASLS, University of Oregon
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Selecting and Using Foreign Language Assessments: Challenges and Opportunities

Speaker:	Margaret Malone	Panelist, Senior Testing Associate, Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL), Language Testing Division
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Online Language Assessment: Design and Administration

Speaker:	Ken Petersen	Panelist, Internet Advisor, American Councils for International Education, Office of Curriculum Development and Multimedia Programs
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Collaborative Development of Proficiency Assessments

Speaker:	Antonia Schleicher	Panelist, Professor, African Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Issues in Proficiency, Assessment, and Language Levels

Speaker:	Elvira Swender	Panelist, Director, Professional Programs, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
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