Oral Proficiency: Testing as a Motivational Tool.

O'Brien, George M.; Langr, Bernard J.

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ERIC Number: EJ169985

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Publication Date: 1977

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Oral Proficiency: Testing as a Motivational Tool

O'Brien, George M.; Langr, Bernard J.

Unterrichtspraxis, 10, 1, 3-7, Spr 77

Language instructors at one college devised a program to increase oral proficiency in language students. An oral proficiency test was developed to measure student performance. Results show that since the proficiency test has been required, students make more efforts to increase these skills through study, conversation and language laboratory use. (CHK)

Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Higher Education, Language Fluency, Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, Language Skills, Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Speech Skills, Student Motivation

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