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Prediction of Success in College Foreign Language Courses

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Ayers, Jerry B.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1973

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Language Programs, Language Tests, Multiple Regression Analysis

Intensive Versus Non-Intensive Arabic.

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Hanna, Sami A.

This paper investigates the difference in achievement among 20 University of Utah students of modern standard Arabic. One group of 11 students followed an intensive eight-week summer course, and a second group of nine students studied the same course during a regular academic year. Also reported on is the correlation between achievement and…

Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Arabic, College Language Programs, Intensive Language Courses

An Evaluation of the Foreign Language Placement Program at the University of Maryland.

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Van Arsdale, Peter W.; And Others – 1970

Relationships between Modern Language Aptitude (MLA) test scores and grades for French, German, and Spanish were determined. Analyses within courses 01, 05, 06, 07, and 11 were conducted. Successful and unsuccessful students and their MLA scores were identified in each course. Results indicated that placement was generally more successful in the…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, College Language Programs, College Students

THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE ATTAINMENTS OF LANGUAGE MAJORS IN THE SENIOR YEAR--A SURVEY CONDUCTED IN U.S. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

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CARROLL, JOHN B. – 1967

A STUDY WAS MADE OF THE LEVELS OF PROFICIENCY ATTAINED BY FOREIGN LANGUAGE MAJORS IN U.S. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, AND OF THE FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ATTAINMENTS OF THESE LEVELS. THE MLA FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TESTS FOR TEACHERS AND ADVANCED STUDENTS WERE ADMINISTERED IN 1965 TO 2,775 SENIORS MAJORING IN FRENCH, GERMAN, ITALIAN,…

Descriptors: College Language Programs, College Students, FLES, Language Ability