Avant Assessment and Fluent Forever team up to offer the Global Seal of Biliteracy to learners that complete a new Spanish language course.
Eugene, OR and Chicago, IL— Avant Assessment, the first organization to offer STAMPTM, an online, computer-adaptive four-skill (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) language proficiency test, and Fluent Forever, a neuroscience-based language learning app, have collaborated on a first-of-its-kind offering for independent Spanish language learners enrolled in Fluent Forever’s 12-week Meet the Spanish You (MXU, where X = Spanish, French, etc.) Spanish Bootcamp™ experience. At the end of the 12 weeks, learners will have the opportunity to take the STAndards-based Measurement of Proficiency (STAMP) test and qualify for a Global Seal of Biliteracy™ credential. STAMP tests are remotely proctored to ensure the integrity of the test and meet the requirement for the Global Seal certification.
Probado por los directores generales y aprobado por los alumnos
Avant Assessment’s CEO, David Bong, enrolled in the MXU Spanish Bootcamp to improve his Spanish language skills. He found the course to be remarkably effective and stimulating. After seeing how rapidly his Spanish abilities improved, Bong saw an opportunity to partner with Fluent Forever to offer MXU learners something unique and powerful: a chance to earn the Global Seal of Biliteracy credential. “The MXU Bootcamp experience was an amazingly effective learning experience for me. MXU is designed for learners who want to be able to use their language in a real-world way. Our Avant STAMP test measures those same real world language skills, and the Global Seal of Biliteracy provides the credential that enables learners to show the world what their real language skills are. We are thrilled at Avant to work with the Global Seal and both Fluent Forever on this ground-breaking collaboration.” As the Co-Founder and CEO of 21-year-old Avant Assessment and a fluent Japanese speaker, Bong is no stranger to the language learning sphere. Avant assesses language proficiency: whether you can effectively communicate in the real world.
Según Gabriel Wyner, CEO de Fluent Forever, "el poder del MXU Spanish Bootcamp proviene de la personalización: los propios alumnos influyen en las actividades y contenidos de cada día, de modo que todo lo que un alumno ve es memorable y relevante para su vida. Esto maximiza la velocidad y la eficacia del aprendizaje". Los Bootcamps duran 12 días consecutivos, y se componen de Daily Touches de 10 minutos con entrenadores nativos españoles, una clase magistral en grupo de 30 minutos que rompe sistemáticamente las barreras psicológicas que impiden a los estudiantes hablar un idioma con comodidad, una clase magistral en grupo de 30 minutos en la que el fundador de Fluent Forever, Gabe Wyner, y/o un ponente invitado responden a preguntas o proporcionan consejos avanzados para el aprendizaje de idiomas, y dos sesiones de 40 minutos en grupos reducidos. El último día, los alumnos hacen una presentación de cinco minutos ante un grupo de compañeros.
¿Qué es el Sello Mundial y qué significará para los estudiantes de idiomas?
The Global Seal of Biliteracy is a credential that celebrates language skills and expands future opportunities for its recipients. A uniform standard is used to empower awardees to be a valuable asset in multilingual environments. The Global Seal is committed to providing access to language certification to anyone that can demonstrate their bilingualism via proctored, independently certified testing with any test approved by the Global Seal’s independent Board of Advisors. The Global Seal of Biliteracy enables recipients to showcase their language skills to any school or employer across state lines and national borders with a unique serial-numbered document.
¿Qué es la prueba Avant STAMP ?
The Avant STAMP test measures listening, speaking, reading, and writing proficiency levels based on the U.S. ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.
Education programs from elementary to college levels around the world as well as business and government organizations use the Avant STAMP test to award competency-based credits and credentials, analyze testing data to improve instructional practices, and introduce appropriate professional development to improve proficiency outcomes. Avant STAMP language proficiency tests are available in 40 different languages.
Acerca de Avant Assessment
Co-founded in 2001 by David and Sheila Bong and Dr. Carl Falsgraf, Avant builds and delivers the STAndards-based Measurement of Proficiency or STAMP, the world’s first online and adaptive four-skill language proficiency assessment. Avant assesses real-world proficiency by pairing innovative, computer-adaptive technologies with human scoring. Avant’s assessments all align with national and state proficiency standards, including ACTFL’s proficiency guidelines. Each assessment is designed to inspire learners to grow and teachers to be more effective. For more information, visit avantassessment.com.
Avant Assessment is a family company owned by its managers, employees, and the University of Oregon Foundation.
Acerca de Fluent Forever
Inspirado por su carrera como cantante de ópera, Gabriel Wyner, fundador y consejero delegado de Fluent Forever, se propuso dominar los idiomas en los que cantaba. Tras alcanzar la fluidez en alemán e italiano a través de programas de inmersión, empezó a buscar formas de llevar la inmersión al hogar. Finalmente, creó el método Fluent Forever, un sistema de cuatro pasos basado en la neurociencia y en los principios de la creación de fichas personalizadas y la repetición espaciada. Su libro sobre el método, Fluent Forever, se convirtió en un bestseller nacional y la aplicación de su empresa se convirtió en la campaña de crowdfunding para una aplicación con más éxito de la historia. Su empresa aspira ahora a convertirse en el estándar mundial de las plataformas de aprendizaje de idiomas basadas en la neurociencia. Para más información sobre Fluent Forever, visite fluent-forever.com y fluent-forever.com/bootcamp.
