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Peer reviewedWalton, Loranna; And Others – System, 1979
Explains unique features of a Branched Program Achievement Test for college French students, and presents data that validate the testing strategy and demonstrate the value of the test as a placement instrument. (JB)
Descriptors: French, Higher Education, Language Tests, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedHenning, Grant – System, 1992
Reports results of variety of validity analyses involving American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Interview as it was administered to 59 learners of English and 60 learners of French. Concludes that ACTFL guidelines can be useful as an assessment tool and offer advantages that warrant serious consideration in the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), French, Language Proficiency, Language Tests
Peer reviewedLindblad, Torsten – System, 1992
Looks at the large-scale experiments on the testing of oral proficiency in English, French, and German that have been carried out over the last five years in the Swedish gymnasium. Various kinds of tasks and different grading criteria have been used, and the practical problems of scheduling and of teacher training have been discussed. (nine…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, French, German
