What is the Critical Language Program? GPC offers Arabic, Chinese, Italian, upper-level Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Russian in a modified self-instructional format, which we have adopted through the National Association of Self-Instructional Language Programs (NASILP). Students in the Critical Language Program (CLP) are largely responsible for their own learning, and are guided in their studies by a native-speaking tutor. Students use textbooks and audio materials to study the language and then meet twice weekly in small groups with the tutor to practice. The meeting with the tutor gives students practical experience using the language and allows the tutor to guide students in their learning and to correct mistakes. At the end of the semester, an outside examiner conducts a final exam that serves as the student’s grade for the semester. The final exam consists of both a written section and an oral section, with emphasis given to the oral portion.
Who is the Tutor? The Tutor should be an educated individual who speaks the principal dialect of the target language.The role of the tutor is to provide students with live language practice and pronunciation correction through drill sessions. The Coordinator can help orient Tutors to their duties by reviewing with them the materials available from NASILP, and can provide ideas for class activities and guidance.
Who is the Examiner? The Examiner is a trained teacher of the target language, usually a full-professor at a University System of Georgia institution.The Examiner is a resource person as well as an evaluator of student performance. The role of a CLP Language Examiner is essentially to act as a language expert for the program, and to prepare and administer the final exam. The examiner also helps the CLP Coordinator set the pace for the course, select materials, and answer questions which the tutor cannot answer. The examiner designs and administers the final exam, given at the end of the semester.
What is the format of a CLP final exam? The Examiner tests students individually during a 10-20 minute oral interview. The test is conducted in the target language and is curriculum-based. A written component of the exam is generally given significantly less weight in determining the students’ overall average, but exceptions can be made depending on the language being tested and the level of the student.
How are CLP students graded? The Examiner alone assigns final grades based on the student's achievement on the oral and written components of the final exam. The student’s grade on the final exam constitutes the entirety of their grade for the semester. Examiners can set the weight of the oral and written portions of the final, although emphasis is generally given to the oral interview. During the oral interview, students are evaluated on their fluency, vocabulary, pronunciation, complexity of expression, and accuracy.
How do I fill out the Student Attendance Weekly Report? The Tutor should also keep track of students' class attendance, and to do a simple assessment of student preparedness and performance (2=excellent, 1=good, 0=poor, -1=absence).
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