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Some Guidelines for the Assessment of Oral Language Proficiency and Dominance
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Burt, Marina; Dulay, Heidi – TESOL Quarterly, 1978
Four dimensions of bilingual measurement are defined, and three major topics in the assessment of language proficiency and language dominance are discussed: selection of the language components to be assessed; appropriateness of certain elicitation tasks used; and general checkpoints that can be used to evaluate language proficiency dominance…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Communicative Competence (Languages), Evaluation Methods
The "Short Tests of Linguistic Skills" and Their Calibration.
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Agrawal, Khazan C. – TESOL Quarterly, 1979
This article discusses a battery of tests, the "Short Tests of Linguistic Skills," which was developed by the Chicago Board of Education to help teachers determine the language dominance of Spanish bilingual children between the ages of 8 and 13. (CFM)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Communicative Competence (Languages), Elementary School Students
A Linguistic Analysis of Some English Proficiency Tests.
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Dieterich, Thomas G.; And Others – TESOL Quarterly, 1979
Summarizes some of the findings of recent study of tests designed to determine the English language proficiency of nonnative speakers. (CFM)
Descriptors: Educational Testing, English (Second Language), Evaluation, Language Dominance