NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 8 results Save | Export
Measures of Language Proficiency from the Learner's Perspective.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Farhady, Hossein – TESOL Quarterly, 1982
Examines theoretical and practical issues in ESL testing including inadequacies of definitions of language proficiency with respect to test taker characteristics; empirical evidence in support of relationship between test taker characteristics and performance on language tests; and guidelines to dealing with test taker characteristics and language…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Language Research, Language Tests
The Disjunctive Fallacy between Discrete-Point and Integrative Tests.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Farhady, Hossein – TESOL Quarterly, 1979
This article discusses the controversy between advocates of the discrete-point test and the integrative test as measures of the language proficiency of students of English as a second language. (CFM)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Language Proficiency, Language Tests
Comprehensive Assessment of Language Proficiency and Achievement among Learners of English as a Foreign Language.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Henning, Grant H.; And Others – TESOL Quarterly, 1981
Presents study administered to Egyptian FL students to identify optimal combinations and weights of subscales of English language proficiency for predicting ESL proficiency while following constraints posed by syllabus. Results show error identification, grammar accuracy, vocabulary, and composition as best predictors. (Author/BK)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Proficiency, Predictive Measurement
Some Guidelines for the Assessment of Oral Language Proficiency and Dominance
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Burt, Marina; Dulay, Heidi – TESOL Quarterly, 1978
Four dimensions of bilingual measurement are defined, and three major topics in the assessment of language proficiency and language dominance are discussed: selection of the language components to be assessed; appropriateness of certain elicitation tasks used; and general checkpoints that can be used to evaluate language proficiency dominance…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Communicative Competence (Languages), Evaluation Methods
Using Cloze Procedure as an Overall Language Proficiency Test
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Aitken, Kenneth G. – TESOL Quarterly, 1977
Cloze tests are valid, reliable second language proficiency tests. This paper discusses the construction, administration, scoring and interpretation of cloze tests of overall language proficiency. Other uses of the cloze in ESL are mentioned. Finally an explanation of the cognitive processes in doing cloze tasks is offered. (CHK)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency
Syllable Duration and Pausing in the Speech of Chinese ESL Speakers.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Anderson-Hsieh, Janet; Venkatagiri, Horabail – TESOL Quarterly, 1994
Reports a study that investigated syllable duration and pausing in Chinese speakers learning English as a Second Language. (nine references) (JL)
Descriptors: Chinese, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Language Proficiency
A Comparison of Scores Earned on the Test of English as a Foreign Language by Native American College Students and Foreign Applicants to U.S. Colleges
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Angoff, William H.; Sharon, Amiel T. – TESOL Quarterly, 1971
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, English, English (Second Language), Foreign Students
A Linguistic Analysis of Some English Proficiency Tests.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Dieterich, Thomas G.; And Others – TESOL Quarterly, 1979
Summarizes some of the findings of recent study of tests designed to determine the English language proficiency of nonnative speakers. (CFM)
Descriptors: Educational Testing, English (Second Language), Evaluation, Language Dominance