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World Language Assessment: Get in the Mode! supports and empowers world language educators to improve student proficiency through a variety of assessment strategies. Focusing on the three modes of communication (interpretive, presentational, and interpersonal), this resource provides a framework of formative, interim, and summative assessments for use at any grade level.

image of different cultural peoplePaul Sandrock and Pam Delfosse from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) provide insight and commentary on the lessons in this series. The instruction and resources presented here have been aligned to Wisconsin’s Model Academic Standards for Foreign Languages by masterful educators from across the state.

Introducing Video On Demand!

Video On Demand graphicWe are pleased to announce that this is the first series produced by the ECB to offer full- length videos on demand.

You can view all programs in this series right now on your computer. Let's Get in the Mode!
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Learn more about the three modes of communication.