This diagnostic instrument was developed for use with non-English-speakinq adult students. Four tests measure listening comprehension and oral proficiency at four levels of English proficiency. The Level One test assesses the student's ability to identify specific vocabulary items; no oral response is necessary. Survival vocabulary and the ability…

An outline is presented of the instructional objectives for Spanish reading measured by the Austin Independent School District's Spanish Criterion Referenced Test (SpCRT). Available in six levels from kindergarten through fifth grade, the test is referenced to the Spanish materials available and the instructional activities for Spanish reading…

This study was designed to outline possible forms of guided self-assessment in adult language learning and to suggest steps that might be taken in order to further develop methods judged to be suitable for use within the European unit/credit scheme for foreign language learning by adults. The report includes a review of relevant literature and…