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Shohamy, Elana – 1985
An alternative to the traditional standardized test of language proficiency administered to Israeli students at the end of secondary school is proposed as a means of giving schools more autonomy in the testing process. The test was designed based on the following assumptions: (1) the test matches the curriculum and not vice versa; (2) the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Experimental Programs, Foreign Countries
Westcott, D.B. – The Hawaii Language Teacher, 1968
With the idea of providing a valid conditioning and testing situation by which the student's self-confidence and effectiveness in communicating in a foreign language could be improved, this study evaluates a pilot project designed to identify and measure the effects of having a native speaker in the classroom for a period of time as opposed to a…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Experimental Programs
Bird, Thomas E., Ed. – 1968
Included in this volume are the reports on foreign language research and development produced by the three working committees of the fifteenth annual Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Discussions of (1) the Indiana and Washington State programs, (2) "Artes Latinae," a complete project of programed learning…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Comparative Analysis, Conference Reports, Experimental Programs