Foreign Language Proficiency in Higher Education

Proficiency Testing in the U.S. Context: An Introduction; Susan M. Gass and Paula Winke.- The Power of Performance-Based Assessment: Languages as a Model for the Liberal Arts Enterprise; Benjamin Rifkin.- Part I: Curriculum: Vocabulary Size, Reading Proficiency and Curricular Design: The Case of College Chinese, German, Russian and Spanish; Jane Hacking, Fernando Rubio and Erwin Tschirner.- Picking up the PACE: Proficiency Assessment for Curricular Enhancement; Dan Soneson and Elaine Tarone.- Assessment and Curriculum for Heritage Language Learners: Exploring Russian Data; Olga Kagan and Anna Kudyma.- Modern-Day Foreign Language Majors: Their Goals, Attainment, and Fit Within a 21 st Century Curriculum; Paula Winke, Susan M. Gass, and Emily Heidrich.- Part II: Assessments and Learning Outcomes: In Advanced L2 Reading Proficiency Assessments, Should the Question Language be in the L1 or the L2?: Does it Make a Difference? Troy Cox, Jennifer Bown, and Teresa Bell.- Proficiency vs. Performance: What Do the Tests Show? Fernando Rubio and Jane Hacking.- Exploring the Relationship Between Self-Assessments and OPIc Ratings of Oral Proficiency in French; Magda Tigchelaar.- Where Am I? Where Am I Going, and How Do I Get There?: Increasing Learner Agency Through Large-Scale Self Assessment in Language Learning; Gabriela Sweet, Sara Mack, and Anna Olivero-Agney.- Arabic Proficiency Improvement Through a Culture of Assessment; Katrien Vanpee and Dan Soneson.- A Cross-Linguistic and Cross-Skill Perspective on L2 Development in Study Abroad; Dan E. Davidson and Jane R. Shaw.- Part III: Instructors and Learners: Language Instructors Learning Together: Using Lesson Study in Higher Education; Beth Dillard.- U.S. Foreign Language Student Digital Literacy Habits: Factors Affecting Engagement; Jeffrey Maloney.- Linking Proficiency Test Scores to Classroom Instruction; Charlene Polio.- Afterword and Next Steps; Margaret Malone