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Download full textStansfield, Charles W. – 1989
Foreign language aptitude was the subject of much research in the 1950s and has been the subject of intermittent research for the last 30 years. Aptitude is measured by the amount of time it takes an individual to learn. Foreign language aptitude appears to differ from general aptitude or intelligence. One theory states that foreign language…
Descriptors: Aptitude, Aptitude Tests, Cognitive Processes, Research Needs
Stansfield, Charles W.; Kenyon, Dorry – 1996
The Simulated Oral Proficiency Interview (SOPI) is a semi-direct performance-based speaking test that emulates the face-to-face Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) as closely as practical, using a tape recording and printed test booklet. The prototypical SOPI contains simple personal background questions typical of an initial encounter (warm-up) and…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Educational Trends, Interviews, Language Proficiency
