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| Modern Language Journal | 1 |
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| Byrnes, Heidi | 1 |
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Peer reviewedByrnes, Heidi – Modern Language Journal, 1987
Identifies some underlying assumptions about language, testing and its use, and second language acquisition (SLA) for those current on the issue of oral proficiency assessment. Suggests that even with its limitations, the assessment procedure can become a source of data for future SLA research. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Data Collection, Language Processing, Language Proficiency
