what they cover in the classroom. Still, it is necessary to measure the progress of the program
as a whole.
Although feedback was not provided to students, the instructor monitored students’
speaking over the course of the semester and used this as an assessment tool to ascertain
whether progress was made. Yet, the question remains: how does one measure progress?
Should it be measured through more accurate language use? Should it be measured through
more fluentlike speaking? Should it be measured through more complex word usage or
sentence structure? Or, should it be measuring how well students can express themselves and
negotiate meaning in unplanned spontaneous situations? Perhaps the answer lies in some
combination of all of the above.