Evaluation of Teacher Professional Development Languages (TPDL) for teachers of languages in Years 7-10 and the Impact on Language Learning Opportunities and Outcomes for Students

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This study was carried out during 2008 and aims to inform the Ministry about the TPDL and the impact on language learning opportunities and outcomes for students.

Author(s): Sharon Harvey, Clare Conway, Heather Richards & Annelies Roskvist, AUT University

Date Published: December 2009

Acronyms

AUT - Auckland University of Technology

CPT1 - Chinese Proficiency Test 1

DELE - Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera

HOD - Head of Department

ILT - Intercultural language teaching

iCLT - Intercultural Communicative Language Teaching

LIA - Language Immersion Award

LL - Learning Languages

LLS - Learning Language Series

LIPIS - Languages in Primary, Intermediate and Secondary Schools

PD - Professional Development

PPP - Presentation, practice and production model

NCEA - National Certificate of Educational Achievement

NZALT - New Zealand Association of Language Teachers

RFP - Request for Proposal

SPSS - Statistical Package for the Social Sciences

SLA - Second language acquisition

TKI - Te Kete Ipurangi – The Online Learning Centre

TPDL - Teacher Professional Development Languages

TL - Teaching Language

WTC - Willingness to communicate

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