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Anderson, Neil J. – 1993
This manual provides instructors in Peace Corps language training programs with information about two kinds of classroom testing: formative, ongoing testing and summative testing that occurs at the end of an instructional period. The first of the manual's four chapters on the purposes of language testing, discusses language testing within a…
Descriptors: Feedback, Language Skills, Language Tests, Second Language Instruction
Savoie, Norman R. – 1985
The traditional upper-level course in French civilization at Utah State University was abandoned in favor of a course entitled "France Today," taught once a year to a consistent enrollment of students majoring in a wide variety of disciplines. The content varies somewhat each year, but the class typically begins with several class…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Cultural Education
Parry, Thomas S.; Meredith, R. Alan – OMLTA Journal, 1984
A study to determine whether college students in first-, second-, and third-year Spanish courses who saw and heard dialogs between native speakers would score significantly higher on a listening comprehension test than those who only heard the dialogs had as its subjects 178 students randomly divided into two treatment groups. Twenty-seven…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, College Second Language Programs, Comparative Analysis, Dialogs (Language)
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Dodds, Dinah – Foreign Language Annals, 1992
A college advanced speaking course designed with the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines is described. Students prepared and performed many communicative tasks, including narrating, describing, hypothesizing, supporting an opinion, debating, and interviewing for a job. Other components include pair and small-group work, audio and videotaping, and pre-…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, College Second Language Programs, Course Descriptions, Higher Education
von Schmidt, Wolff – 1997
A discussion of the status of German second language instruction, particularly at the postsecondary level, focuses on the role of standards, curriculum, and testing in increasing interest in and support for foreign language education. A substantial decline in German enrollments in the first half of the 1990s is noted, and possible reasons are…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Curriculum Design, Enrollment Influences, German
Beitter, Ursula E. – 1985
The commonly-occurring mismatch between second language student and course level, resulting in student boredom or intimidation, is due to overreliance on standardized language tests. These tests emphasize passive skills, such as recognition of grammatical structures and translation, and they ignore the element of communicative competence. As a…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages), German, Higher Education
Anderson, Neil J. – 1993
The manual is designed to help Peace Corps language teachers design simple evaluation procedures that will: (1) help them select appropriate classroom activities; (2) encourage students to self-monitor their progress and take responsibility for learning; and (3) give insight into student aptitudes. An introductory chapter examines the relationship…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Formative Evaluation, French, Language Skills
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1989
In spring 1988, 103 bilingual/English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) and ESL-only school districts in New Jersey participated in a study to establish norms for the Language Assessment Battery (LAB) and Maculaitis Assessment Program (MAC) in grades K-12. This manual is designed to provide local district staff with the study's results and to make…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Cutting Scores, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Greensmith, Catherine – 1991
The University of Hull (England) has a 2-year commercial French course within its language program. The first-year of the course is required of all undergraduates. Materials are largely written by faculty. All faculty have additional training in French economy and culture. Testing occurs twice a year, with four written skill areas from the French…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Business Communication, College Second Language Programs, Degree Requirements
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1989
The guide is designed to assist school districts in designing and implementing programs to: (1) meet the needs of limited-English-proficient (LEP) students; and (2) be in compliance with state statutes and regulations. The guidelines are presented in seven sections, the first six corresponding to the sections of the program plan that must be…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Language Tests
Harley, Birgit; And Others – 1990
The National Core French Study developed four syllabuses and assessed their applicability in Core French classes in Canadian elementary and secondary schools. In this segment of the report, options in student evaluation are discussed and their relevance for monitoring student learning and perceptions in this context are considered. It is intended…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Data Processing Branch. – 1987
A bulletin concerning Alberta's Grade 6 French language achievement test to be administered in June 1988 provides specific information about the test's design, items, and scoring. It begins with general information about the province's achievement test program in English and goes on to describe and illustrate the French language arts achievement…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cognitive Measurement, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries
Mosher, Arthur; Resch, Margit – 1986
The demand for an improved international dimension in American education is a move in the right direction, and American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and Educational Testing Service efforts in defining foreign language proficiency guidelines and developing a reliable mechanism for testing oral proficiency have resulted in…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Competency Based Education, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design
Silver, Margaret B. – 1986
Open enrollment is an essential feature of the Education Department of the International Institute in St. Louis, a refugee sponsoring group offering a wide range of social, housing, and medical services; job counseling and placement; and English as a second language classes. The institute allows students to begin a language training program…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cultural Education, English (Second Language), Language Tests
Walker, William – 1998
The method used for assessing German language majors and minors at Bradley University (Illinois) is described. The method uses multiple assessment techniques, and has seven parts: (1) a re-taking of the German entry placement examination; (2) review of results of a two-part exit survey (questionnaire appended), designed to obtain information about…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Second Language Programs, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
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