The Q Group The Q Group February 2007

Quartet

What is Quartet?What is Quartet?

Quartet Scholar: comprehensive set of language-learning materials designed for adults age 16+, includes 10 levels from beginners to lower advanced

Quartet Business: lower advanced level business English course for people working in English in a business environment.

Quartet Kids: system designed for children at beginner and elementary levels. Winnie’s World for pre-readers and Freddy’s Islands for post-readers

Quartet LevelsQuartet Levels

Level 1, CEF A2: Quartet Starter Level 2, CEF A2/B1: Quartet 1, 2, 3 Level 3, CEF B1/B2: Quartet 4, 5, 6 Level 4, CEF B2/C1: Quartet 7, 8, 9 Level 5, CEF C1/C2 : Quartet Business, Q Master

Product ConfigurationsProduct Configurations

Blended Learning: is the combination of multiple approaches to learning. Combines technology-based materials, face-to-face sessions and print materials.

Fully Online: self-paced learning with technology-based materials, additional materials and online learner’s/parent’s guide

Retail CDs: CD’s for self-paced study, includes learner’s/parent’s guides and user’s booklet

Quartet ScholarQuartet Scholar

over 800 hours of integrated course materials: online, books, teachers guides, worksheets, additional communicative and language activities

Target Audience: adults 16+ from beginner through lower advanced level

Structure: level, theme/unit, lesson, stimulus, activity

Getting to Quartet: The Placement Getting to Quartet: The Placement TestTest

Old placement test was grammar based and not valid 5 practice questions to start 80 questions – 2 groups of 40 for randomization Four entry points: Starter, Quartet 1, 4, 7 40 question test, 10 questions per level 5 logics: DMC, MRW, MFL, SFL, SLW Reading and listening comprehension Can take test as many times as they want Records screen – class view of results Abridged (short) placement test – 10 questions, 1 version, all DMC

(ten SMC, scrolling)

Quartet Scholar: Components Quartet Scholar: Components (Blend)(Blend)

Placement Test – puts student in appropriate level Themes/Lessons: listening (slide shows, video, text and audio)

and/or reading (articles, letters, etc) stimuli Activities that cover skills like reading, listening, speaking, and

grammar units at higher levels (2 +) Each lesson has a “More Activities” worksheet which includes pre,

while, and post viewing activities Course books for each of 10 courses Teacher’s Guides: lesson objectives, answer keys, creative ideas

for classroom activities, online lessons, and written assignments. Community features: forum, chat, communicative activities

Quartet Scholar: Tools Level 1Quartet Scholar: Tools Level 1

ABC tool: animations that show how each letter in the English alphabet is written, listen to the correct pronunciation of the words, record yourself, and compare pronunciation to a native speaker.

Grammar tool: displays vocabulary as it is used in grammatical contexts in the course. You can listen to their use in context, and hear the way they are spoken.

Speaking Lab: Learners listen to a native speaker and then record yourself saying phrases. The speech recognition engine displays a graph which will show you your level of accuracy compared to the native speaker.

Lexicon lists all new vocabulary words. Has a translation into learner’s support language, and an example in English according to the way the word is used in the program. You can also hear the word pronounced.

Quartet Scholar: Tools Level 2Quartet Scholar: Tools Level 2

Grammar tool: explanations of the meaning and form of grammatical structures, examples of the structures, additional exercises

Speech tool: focuses on intonation, stress, and rhythm in pronunciation. Learners listen to the different aspects of pronunciation, and use the markings to help them pronounce correctly.

Language Use tool: list of the different language functions at these levels, with explanations and examples.

Lexicon: all of the new vocabulary words at these levels, the part of speech, a translation into learners’ support language, and a definition in English, audio

Speaking Lab: As in level 1, with words and phrases from this level

Quartet Scholar: Tools Levels 3/4Quartet Scholar: Tools Levels 3/4

Lexicon, Speaking Lab, Grammar tool, PLUS

Irregular Verbs tool: irregular verbs in their base form, past tense form, and their past participle.

Word Families tool a root word and all of the words in the program that are based on that root. You can also listen to them to hear how their pronunciation changes as prefixes and suffixes are added.

Vocabulary Tips tool suggests diverse strategies to help you figure out the meaning of a new word, and gives you examples of each strategy.

Comprehension Tips provides strategies and skill-building techniques to help you understand what you read and listen to in the program, including both explanations and examples for each tip.

AssessmentAssessment

Formative: Each online lesson provides multiple practice activities, enabling students to immediately check their answers to gauge their progress.

Summative: Each level of Quartet culminates in an Achievement Test assessing student mastery of the vocabulary and language points covered in that level.

Logics: Multiple ChoiceLogics: Multiple Choice

•Simple Multiple Choice (SMC): •student chooses one out of a number of choices•only one correct answer

•Multiple Multiple Choice (MMC), (or MMMC)•student chooses a number of answers•more than one correct answer

•Double Multiple Choice (DMC): •Student chooses one answer in each question.•One correct answer per question•Up to 4 questions due to scrolling issue

Logics: Filling It InLogics: Filling It In

Simple Fill (SFL): student fills in the blanks with the textual choices provided usually click and click, activity 10 same style but drag and drop Uses: cloze, fill in missing sentences, match

Disordered Fill (DFL): student classifies items into two groups

Multiple Fill (MFL): student uses a different group of distracters to fill each blank

Logics: Marking, Selecting and EliminatingLogics: Marking, Selecting and Eliminating

Mark Word (MRW)

Student chooses the correct word or phrase given two options

Select Word (SLW)

Student chooses a word in an interactive paragraph.

Select Sentence (SLS)

Student chooses a sentence in an interactive paragraph.

Eliminate Sentence (ELS)

Student chooses the sentence or word that doesn’t belong to the text.

Typing, Matching, and Completing Typing, Matching, and Completing a Tablea Table

Match (MT1): Student matches two sets of items

Table (TAB) Student gets an empty table with labels for rows and columns and

chooses one cell for each row or column.

Type (TYP)

Student fills in the blanks by typing answers in.

Drag and Drop and Case Study Drag and Drop and Case Study (Writing, Business)(Writing, Business)

Graphic Drag and Drop (GDD) Chunks of text are dragged from the left hand side of

the screen to empty fields on the right hand side of the screen.

Case Study (SMC with feedback) Student chooses one of between two to four

answers. Explanations are provided for each choice.

Dialogue RecordingDialogue Recording

Simple Dialogue Recording (DR1) Learner listens to phrases and records them.

AB Dialogue Recording (DR2) Learner chooses a role (A or B) in a dialogue and

records their part

Let’s Look...Let’s Look...

Blended: http://pluto/Quartet_Online_FullyOnline/WebServer/index.asp

Online: www.qgrouponline.net/kids www.qgrouponline.net/english www.qgrouponline.net/business

Thank You

The Q GroupThe Q GroupFebruary 2007