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Une perspective pedagogique meconnue du laboratoire de langues: Sa fonction docimatique (An Undervalued Language Laboratory Resource: Its Proficiency Testing Function).
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Plastre, Guy – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1981
Starting from the premise that the assessment of second language learners' competence is a must at several points during the learning process, discusses the usefulness of laboratory testing. Argues that it allows for standardized testing, facility of test administration, easy scoring, objective measures, reliability and validity of results. (MES)
Descriptors: English, French, Language Laboratories, Scoring
Testing Communicative Proficiency in French as a Second Language: A Search for Procedures.
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Howard, Francoise – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1980
Discusses the concept of communicative competence in second language learning and various models for testing this skill. (AM)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), French, Language Instruction, Language Tests
On the Development of the Attitude/Motivation Test Battery.
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Gardner, R. C.; Smythe, P. C. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1981
Outlines stages followed in initial development of an attitude/motivation test battery to study individual differences associated with achievement in French and presents reliability and validity data. Focuses attention on procedures for test construction and evaluation of test adequacy. (Author/BK)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, French, Language Tests, Learning Motivation
An Investigation of the Test-Retest Reliability of the Subscales of the Modern Language Aptitude Test (MLAT).
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Gliksman, L.; And Others – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1979
Presents results of an investigation into the test-retest reliability of the short form of the Modern Language Aptitude Test, with Canadian samples. (AM)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, French, Grammar, Language Aptitude
Attitudes and Motivations of American Students of Spanish.
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Muchnick, Arlene Goldberg; Wolfe, David E. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1982
Discusses Gardner and Lambert's Attitude and Motivation Test Battery (AMTB) and its application in Canada. Study's purpose was to test sociopsychological theory of second-language learning by validating an adapted AMTB in the U.S. with American students of Spanish. Sought to compare underlying structure of adapted ATMB with original ATMB and…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Comparative Analysis, High School Students, Junior High School Students