Making Discussion of Global Topics Accessible to L2 Students through Performance-Based Assessment

In an increasingly globalizing world, language instructors strive to teach students the communicative and academic skills necessary to engage in research and discussion on current issues. In order to improve students’ confidence and abilities in discussing global topics in an integrated English language skills program, the researchers employ a curriculum design in which performance-based assessment is a key component. This report describes in detail two performance tasks created from the intended learning outcomes to the task procedure and evaluation methods