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Wylie, Elaine, Ed. – 1990
The proceedings of a working group conference on proficiency testing of Japanese as a second language contain a brief background paper distributed to conference invitees, a list of items included in the pre-conference portfolio, an advance organizer of potential discussion topics, a 77-item annotated list of bibliographies on second language…
Descriptors: Air Transportation, Daily Living Skills, Employer Attitudes, Foreign Countries
An Ethnographic/Sociolinguistic Approach to Language Proficiency Assessment. Multilingual Matters 8.
Download full textRivera, Charlene, Ed. – 1983
The symposium from which these papers are gathered was one component of the Assessment of Bilingual Persons Project to pursue research on the nature of language proficiency and to keep teachers informed of related assessment issues for classroom assessment improvement. The papers include: "A Sociolinguistic/Discourse Approach to the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Anthropological Linguistics, Bilingualism, Children
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC. – 1981
The status and priorities of the teaching of East Asian languages were discussed in eight papers presented at a 1981 conference. The topics addressed include: (1) the need to give language teaching a higher priority as a national concern; (2) the role of the federal government in East Asian language study; (3) the teaching of Japanese, Korean, and…
Descriptors: Chinese, Educational Innovation, Government Role, Japanese
Palmer, Adrian S., Ed.; And Others – 1981
This collection, including the proceedings of a colloquium at TESOL 1979, includes the following papers: (1) "Classification of Oral Proficiency Tests," by H. Madsen and R. Jones; (2) "A Theoretical Framework for Communicative Competence," by M. Canale and M. Swain; (3) "Beyond Faith and Face Validity: The Multitrait-Multimethod Matrix and the…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Higher Education, Language Proficiency
Dunatov, Rasio, Ed. – 1976
This volume contains six workshop papers, each of which deals with one or more aspects of communicative competence. These papers are primarily reports of certain techniques which have been found successful for teaching and testing the ability to communicate in a foreign language. "Communicative Competence: Safety Tips for Riders on the Latest…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communicative Competence (Languages), Conference Reports, Cultural Education
Brousseau, Martin, Ed.; And Others – 1993
Papers, all in French, presented at a conference on linguistics include: "Machine Translation: Historic Aspects" (Ghada Attieh); "Translation and Conditioning" (Stephanie Bedard); "Semantic or Pre-Semantic Structures? From Perception to Causation" (Denise Belanger); "Presentation of Poetry Sung in Maroc"…
Descriptors: Folk Culture, Foreign Countries, French, Language Fluency
Freudenstein, Reinhold, Ed.; James, C. Vaughan, Ed. – 1986
Fourteen papers from six countries are included in this volume. Several have been translated from French or German. The papers are grouped as follows: (1) Creativity and Language Learning: "Creativity, Brain, and Language" (M. Bergstrom) and "Creativity and Interactional Competence in Foreign Language Learning" (E. Oksaar); (2)…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Assisted Instruction, Conferences, Creativity
Parry, Thomas S., Ed.; Stansfield, Charles W., Ed. – 1990
Six of 11 papers presented at a symposium on language aptitude testing are included in this document. "Cognitive Abilities in Foreign Language Aptitude: Then and Now" (John B. Carroll) reconsiders language aptitude testing 30 years after publication of the Modern Language Aptitude Test (MLAT). "Preliminary Investigation of the…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Aptitude Tests, Case Studies, Cognitive Ability
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1960
This conference focused on two themes: research in testing and the cooperative research program, and testing in the language arts. The morning session was concerned with the impact of the federal Cooperative Research Program on educational research. Papers were entitled: The Support of Measurement Projects by the Cooperative Research Program.…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Conference Reports, Developing Nations, Educational Problems
Direct linkCherry, C. Maurice, Ed.; Bradley, Lee, Ed. – Southern Conference on Language Teaching, 2004
"Dimension" is the annual volume containing the selected, refereed, edited proceedings of each year's conference. On the eve of its 40th anniversary, the Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT) plans a special series of articles on assessment within the foreign language profession. The 2004 edition of "Dimension"…
Descriptors: Education Majors, Teacher Education Programs, Student Attitudes, Portfolio Assessment
Clark, John L. D., Ed. – 1978
The following papers are presented in the conference proceedings: (1) "Development and Current Use of the FSI Oral Interview Test," by H. Sollenberger; (2) "Interview Testing in Non-European Languages," by W. Lovelace; (3) "Measuring Second Language Speaking Ability in New Brunswick's Senior High Schools," by M.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Communicative Competence (Languages), Conference Reports, Higher Education
Vieyra-King, Melissa, Ed.; Calteaux, Karen, Ed. – 1996
The collection of discussion papers from an October 1995 conference in South Africa focuses on the implications of the country's new National Qualifications Framework (NQF), a policy initiative for reform and renewal of post-apartheid education, for language teaching and testing. Papers include: "Introductory Comments: Language Assessment and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Change Strategies, Competency Based Education, Educational Change
Valdman, Albert, Ed. – 1987
The proceedings of a two and one-half day symposium concerning the assessment of functional language ability through the oral interview process included the following papers: "The FSI/ILR/ACTFL Proficiency Scales and Testing Techniques: Development, Current Status, and Need Research" (John L. D. Clark, Ray T. Clifford); "The ACTFL…
Descriptors: Certification, Communicative Competence (Languages), Evaluation Criteria, Grammar
Kohonen, Viljo, Ed.; Pitkanen, Antti J., Ed. – 1985
Eighteen papers, 11 in English, and 6 in Finnish and 1 in German are presented on the general theme "Language--Knowledge and Skill," a theme that emphasizes the need to examine the communicative goal in foreign language education from the perspective of both theory and practice. The English-language articles on foreign language testing,…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Policy
Koike, Dale A., Ed.; Simoes, Antonio R. M., Ed. – 1989
Papers from a conference on language teaching and testing are grouped in four sections. The first contains a foreword by Dale A. Koike and Antonio R. M. Simoes. The second, on research in second/foreign language teaching, includes the following: "Second Language Learning and Evaluation: From Theory to Classroom Practice" (Sandra J.…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Classroom Techniques, Expository Writing, Foreign Countries
