Goals For This Session:

I can find authentic resources.

I can adapt a resource to be used in a range of
proficiency levels.
I can differentiate an authentic resource to be used in
each of the modes of communication.

Before we talk about authentic resources, lets make
sure we all have an understanding of proficiency levels.
If we dont have a clear understanding of what students
can do with language, we have a misconstrued
expectation for what students can do with the authentic
resource that we want to use in our classrooms.
The following is an activity that we do with our own
students at the beginning of each year. This activity
was found on and is being used with permission from
the WONDERFUL blog: creativelanguageclass.com

Please form small groups of
no more than 4-5 people.
Situation:
A Martian landed at the hotel and is asking
around about this thing called the ICTFL
Fall Conference Using the paper
and card you are given, describe
the conference for your new friend.
You have 5 minutes to complete this
task. Once you are done, hang your
paper on the wall.
Novice Low
Describe it using only
words. Try to think of the
ten most important words
to describe it. Be very
generic. There can be
spelling errors and wrong
words like a Kindergartener
would make.
Novice Mid
Describe it using simple
phrases and lists. You
do not need to have
verbs. There can be
spelling errors and
wrong words. Me like
Novice High
Describe it using
simple sentences with
few details. Use I
like, It has and It
is. Limit the
sentences to 4 words
or less.
Intermediate Low
Describe it using
detailed sentences with
words like with in
at also.
Intermediate Mid
Describe it using
detailed sentences.
Combine some of your
sentences with
transition words like
furthermore
however.
Intermediate high
Describe it using a
paragraph with detailed
sentences. Include a
simple personal story in
the past tense. When I
was little, I went Also
include ordinal words like
first last and then.
Want more resources on proficiency?
www.actfl.org
New Resources We Just Found Out About:
http://oralproficiency.coerll.utexas.edu/ http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spt/
What do YOU think makes a
resource authentic?


Real World
What makes an authentic resource
worth using?
Authenticity empowers communication
-James L. Nicodem
Where do you FIND authentic
resources??
Pinterest
Infographics
Newspapers/Magazines
Youtube
Audiolingua.com
Spanishlistening.org
Zachary Jones

More resources can be found on our Weebly:
www.authenticresource-ictfl-2014.weebly.com
Once youve found a resource you think
you want to use, you must evaluate its
effectiveness. How will you use it?
Source: Amy Lenord www.amylenord.net
Now, you must decide what modes of
communication you are going to target.
How can you get the most out of your resource?
What can students do with the resource at their level?
INTERPRETIVE MODE
Novice
Understands words, phrases, and formulaic language that have been
practiced and memorized. Goal is to get meaning of the main idea from
simple, highly-predictable oral or written texts, with strong visual support

Intermediate
Understands main ideas and some supporting details on familiar topics
from a variety of texts
INTERPERSONAL MODE
Novice
Conversations on very familiar
topics using
A variety of words
Phrases
Simple sentences

Intermediate
Can understand, ask and answer
a variety of questions by
Using sentences and series
of sentences
Handling short social
interactions in everyday
situations
Can communicate about self
and every day life

This content that has been highly
practiced/ memorized.
Source: ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines
PRESENTATIONAL MODE
Novice
Presents simple, basic information on very familiar topics by
producing
Words
Lists
Formulaic language
Intermediate
Expresses own thoughts and presents personal information on
Familiar topics
Primarily in present time
Using highly predictable,
practiced language
Lesson One: El agua es vida

Lesson Two: Necesito Un Maestro Nuevo

Lesson Three: Soy lo que soy
Lesson four: Guernica: Una reaccin personal
You have five minutes to find a resource that
you could use in your classroom with in your
current or an upcoming unit. If you dont have
a device, we have hardcopies of two resources
in French, German, Spanish and Chinese.
Feel free to visit the Weebly to access
additional resources.
Now, lets plan your lesson.

What did you develop?
Please share:
The level and language of your activity
The resource
The mode and how you are going to use it