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A Four-Year Study of Foreign Language Aptitude at the High School Level

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Cloos, Robert I. – Foreign Language Annals, 1971

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, Language Aptitude, Language Tests

Should the Modern Language Aptitude Test Be Used to Determine Course Substitutions for and Waivers of the Foreign Language Requirement?

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Sparks, Richard L.; Javorsky, James; Ganschow, Leonore – Foreign Language Annals, 2005

Colleges and universities often permit students classified as learning disabled (LD) and other students not classified as LD to substitute courses for or waive the foreign language requirement. The Modern Language Aptitude Test (MLAT) has become an increasingly popular assessment tool to determine which students can or cannot pass foreign language…

Descriptors: Language Aptitude, Aptitude Tests, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning