Abstract:
In this event, the panel of four colleagues from Asia Pacific University in Oita will share their experiences aligning their English courses with Assurance of Learning (AOL). This event will start with an overview, defining AOL, followed by a demonstration of how the presenters and their colleagues have mapped the goals and objectives of an English curriculum. Next, an overview of the recent aims of the AOL project will be introduced with reports focusing on three specific areas. One purpose of this will be to show how the AOL framework encourages accountability, systematicity, and rigour. Additionally, this framework is as much for a broader curriculum as it is for an individual course. This event will be of interest to language program coordinators, administrators and teachers who are concerned with a quality culture but perhaps not sure where to begin or how to incorporate AOL in their programs and their classrooms.
Bios:
Maiko Berger has taught English at university over the past 14 years. Her research interests include independent learning, extensive reading, and study abroad.
Lindsay Mack is an Associate Professor of English at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University. Her research interests include academic writing, vocabulary acquisition and critical pedagogy.
Steven Pattison is an Associate Professor in the Center for Language Education at Ritsumeikan APU. His research interests include L2 pragmatics, including cross-cultural pragmatics, L2 reading, stylistics, and irony studies.
Paul Sevigny is an Associate Professor at Ritsumeikan APU. His research interests include L2 vocabulary learning, extensive reading, and text-based discussion.
