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| Profile Graham Bishop My work at the Open University and previous experience is listed below: Current work: Residential Schools: Director and tutor on Level 1 and Level 2 courses (L221 & LXR 122).
Responsible for Academic Liaison [interlocuteur privilégié]
matters with the University of Caen. In charge of academic side of set-up
week in Caen. Course Team Chair (Maintenance) for (L120) Ouverture March 2003 - present. Lyceum tuition for this course under code LZX120. Course Team member for L211 Nouvel Envol. This course is supported
on-line via the university's Lyceum tutoring method. Lyceum
materials created by the course team. Course Team member (author) for production of 'Horizons', a French
Writing Skills book at Level Two. The book is part of the Nouvel Envol
Level Two 60-point course (L211). First presentation in 2003. Course Team member (writer) for production of Level 2 Nouvel Envol Residential School course (L211) based on "simulation globale" principles. Course Team Chair (tutor and director) for a 10 point Level One residential short course 'Action in French' (LXR122) held annually at the University of Caen. Course Team member (author) of Beginners French course
(L192) to write some units due to illness of team members.
First presentation November 2004. Course Team Chair for production of LZX 120 Lyceum based course, autumn 2004. Previous work: Course Team member (writer) for production of a 10 point Level One French for Business residential short course LXR123 "Entreprise" held at the University of Caen in July 2002 Course Team Chair (Production) for the remake of the Level One French Course Ouverture (L120) 1998 – 2002. Remake presentation February 2002. Course Team Chair (Presentation and Maintenance) and Chair of the Examination and Assessment Board for the Level Two French Course Envol (L221). January 1995 - November 1998. Course Team Chair for the production of materials for the first L221 Residential School at the University of Caen in July 1996 Attached to German course teams and EABs 1995 -1998 Specialist within the Department on examinations and assessment. Led the change-over from discrete skill testing to integrated skill testing for continuous assessment and examinations. Research articles and Conferences:
Real independent learning, an andragogical approach; letting the learner select the materials and design the learning session.ALL: Language Learning Journal, Summer 2006 No. 33, 40-46 Presentation
at International Conference on Education, Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore, 30th May - 2nd June 2005. Redesigning Pedagogy:
research, policy, practice. Title:
Real Independent Learning. Real independent learning, an
andragogical approach; letting the learner select the materials and design the
learning session. Proceedings CDRom of the International Conference
on Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 30th May -
2nd June 2005. Also on: Thot website Nouvelles de la Formation à Distance. URL: http//thot.cursus.edu/photo/Image2923.pdf Presentation
at University of Central Lancashire Conference on Moving Forward with
languages: Innovative approaches to Language Teaching
12th January, 2005 Title:
Real Independent Learning. Presentation at CILT Conference July 1st 2004 ‘Navigating the new landscape for languages’ entitled ' Real Independent Learning'. Article: First steps towards electronic marking of language assignments, ALL: Language Learning Journal, Summer 2004 No. 29 The published report of my research [Using Quality and Accuracy ratings to quantify the Value Added of a Dictionary Skills Training Course. ALL: Language Learning Journal, December 2001 No. 24 , 62 – 69] has been incorporated as an 'included study' in the EPPI Systematic Review of Strategy Training in Modern Languages ( the only UK study to be included) published in September 2005 and will contribute, in conjunction with the other 24 included studies, to inform government policy on cognitive strategy training. Using Quality and Accuracy ratings to quantify the Value Added of a Dictionary Skills Training Course. ALL: Language Learning Journal, December 2001 No. 24 , 62 – 69 'Review of the Language Allowance Examinations of the Diplomatic Service
Language Centre: Final Report – Building on Strengths '
Graham Bishop, Sara Garcia-Peralta and Anne Stevens, January 2000
Dictionaries, Examinations
and Stress. ALL:
Language Learning Journal, July 2000 No. 21, 57-65 Developing
Learner strategies in the use of dictionaries as a productive language learning
tool. ALL: Language Learning
Journal, December 2000 No. 22, 58 - 62 'Defusing the Time-bomb' published in the New Academic Journal of SEDA Summer 1999 on the theme of the different aims and objectives of formative and summative assessment. EARLI SIG 1 Symposium
, Gothenburg August 1999. Invited to present a paper on the theme of 'Do
formative and summative assessments serve conflicting interests?' Research in Education 62 (November 1999): a Research Note [200 - 250 words] on 'Dictionaries relieve Stress in examinations' published in the journal. 'Review of the Language Allowance Examinations of the Diplomatic Service
Language Centre: Scoping Study' Graham Bishop, Sara
Garcia-Peralta and Anne Stevens, July 1998 Research into the use being made of bilingual dictionaries by language learners. ALL: Language Learning Journal, December 1998 No. 18, 3 – 8 'The Potential Uses of IT in the Assessment of NVQs delivered through Higher Education - a report to the DfEE of a Feasibility Study carried out by the Vocational Qualifications Centre at the Open University. 'Section Five: Using IT to assess NVQs in languages', Deborah Cooper and Graham Bishop, April 1997 CILT Netword No. 22 Autumn 1997 Summary of dictionary research to date. [Summary of above] Unpublished papers : 'Dictionaries relieve stress in examinations' 'Research into the use of bilingual dictionaries in language examinations' 'A survey of test type by skill in GCSE French' These papers unpublished, but circulated within the QCA, London, and were referred to in the QCA evidence submitted to ministers concerning the use of aids in public examinations. Consultancy Diplomatic Service Language Centre Member of a team from the Open University and Kings College, London undertaking a two year review of the DSLC's Language Allowance Examinations for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. January 1997 - January 2000 External Assessor [MFL] for the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority 1996/7,1997/8, 1998/9. Consultancy contracts to inspect the GCSE Awarding Bodies to monitor the implementation of the Code of Practice and to advise on comparability of standards between examinations in GCSE French and German. Oxford University Press - consultancy to redraft and advise on the preliminary material in the introductions to the French, German and Spanish Learner Dictionaries. These three dictionaries have been recently revised by the Oxford University Press. I was invited to assist in the revising of the preliminary introduction material on how best to use a dictionary and on a glossary of grammatical terms. Keynote speaker at the National Senior GCSE Examiners' Conference at the QCA, November 1998. Invited to a QCA Seminar to consider the draft criteria to advise ministers on the 'use of aids in examinations', November 1998 Publications [Text Books]: (see also Research above) Co-editor
and contributing author of 'Developing Writing Skills
in French' [Taylor & Francis Group, Routledge]
Published May 2005. Key to Dictionary Skills, John Murray 1999 (Book of exercises and strategies for language learners to make better use of dictionaries.) Cancelled just before publication due to the change in government policy over the use of dictionaries in GCSE Modern Languages Infofrance, John Murray 1996 ( Text book on reading comprehension designed to bridge the gap between A Level and G.C.S.E.) Dossiers France TV , John Murray Ltd 1995 (G.C.E. A Level textbook with accompanying video) with Peter Dyson (Director, Language Centre, Oxford ) and Valerie Worth (Professor of Research, Oxford Brookes). Le Tour du Calendrier, Stanley Thornes 1988 (G.C.S.E. textbook) French at Work, Nelson/Macmillan 1986 (post-16 vocational French) Contributing author: (i) to the Open University's Level Two 60 point Course Mises au Point, Book 3, Paysages médiatiques. (ii) to the Open University's Level Two 60 point course Nouvel Envol: The Writing Skills supplement 'Horizons' iii) Oxford Starter French Dictionary, revised edition, OUP, 2000 Oxford Starter German Dictionary, second edition, OUP, 2000 Oxford Starter Spanish Dictionary, second edition, OUP, 2000 Critical reading et al.: Peer-reviewer:
Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences. Member
of jury for University of Caen for the Award of a DESS [Diplôme
d’études supérieures spécialisées] Chapters 1 - 4 on assessment issues in Supporting Lifelong Language Learning, Theoretical and Practical approaches. Joint CILT/OU publication, edited by Lore Arthur and Stella Hurd Previous experience before joining the OU (see also Consultancy): Deputy Secretary [1989 - 1996] of Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board . Principal roles: Servicing Officer for our Modern Language A Level syllabuses and for French GCSE [M.E.G.] Adult evening classes for members of the university at the Oxford University Language Centre and at West Oxfordshire College. Teaching French and German in secondary schools in both the independent and state sectors [1970 - 1989]. Head of Faculty and Head of Department 1977 - 1989. Chief Examiner
and syllabus designer for the Advanced Level in French for
Professional Use (OCSEB), which concentrated on language skills of practical use in
industry and commerce.
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