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Izumi, Masuko; And Others – NALLD Journal, 1979
Discusses the language laboratory as a means of developing practical abilities in a foreign language. Two topics are treated specifically: (1) the laboratory from a technical and theoretical perspective, and (2) an analysis of the language skills most effectively trained through use of the language laboratory. (AMH)
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Higher Education
Ross, Steven – 1987
A study investigated the use of a narrative discourse task to test oral English proficiency in non-native speakers for screening and placement. The subjects were Japanese university freshmen entering a five-level course in spoken English. The subjects were shown an animated cartoon of a Japanese folk tale, with narration in Japanese, and later…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, College Freshmen, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries