ERIC Number: ED129101
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1976-Jun-14
Pages: 42
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An American-Romanian Linguistic Connection: The State of the Art of TEFL in Romania.
Filimon, David J.
This paper discusses in a general way the decline of use of the Romanian language among second and third-generation Romanian-Americans, and then it points to the state of the study of English as a foreign language in the Romanian Socialist Republic today. A brief review of the influence of British English in Romania is followed by: (1) a more detailed description of American linguistic influence upon the teaching of English as a foreign language, TEFL, in Romania as a result of exchange programs between the U.S. and Romania and the Romanian-English Contrastive Analysis Project, (RECAP), and (2) a report on the English language proficiency of 201 Romanian students of English who were tested with a standardized American EFL instrument in 1975 by the author. A schematic description of the educational system current in Romania is included in the appendix to the paper. (Author)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, English (Second Language), Exchange Programs, Immigrants, Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, North American English, Rumanian, School Districts, Second Language Learning, Standardized Tests, Student Exchange Programs, Teacher Exchange Programs, Test Results
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Identifiers - Location: Romania
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Michigan Test of English Language Proficiency
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