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Aitken, Kenneth G. – 1976
This paper presents some reasons for reconsidering the use of discrete structure-point tests of language proficiency, and suggests an alternative basis for designing proficiency tests. Discrete point tests are one of the primary tools of the audio-lingual method of teaching a foreign language and are based on certain assumptions, including the…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Cloze Procedure, Communicative Competence (Languages), Error Analysis (Language)