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Connecting Research about English Language Learners to Practice: An Introductory Guide for Educators
Download full textGarcia, Peggie – Learning Point Associates, 2009
To help educators make informed decisions about English language learners (ELLs), this Connecting Research to Practice brief provides an overview of key research findings, highlights federal policies related to ELLs, outlines district-level and school-level action opportunities, and lists resources that offer more information. English language…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Language of Instruction, Second Language Learning, Achievement Tests
Seshadri, C. K.; Allen, J. P. B. – 1979
The difference between "foreign language learning" and "second language learning" is not clear because writers do not agree on the criteria to be used in making the distinction. Moreover, there is a lack of empirical evidence to justify the use of the two terms. The purpose of this study is: (1) to review the various criteria…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Applied Linguistics, English (Second Language), Language Attitudes
Politzer, Robert L.; Weiss, Louis – 1969
This two-phase experiment was conducted to determine: (1) whether foreign language aptitude as measured by standard aptitude tests (Pimsleur Language Aptitude Battery, Carroll-Sapon Modern Language Aptitude Test) can be significantly increased by training, and (2) whether increases in language aptitude so obtained would result in better language…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Cultural Education, Language Ability
The Effect of Foreign Language Study on Verbal Ability in the Native Language: A Review of Evidence.
Eddy, Peter A. – 1978
This paper examines some experimental evidence relating to the influence of second language learning on native language performance, including results from elementary school Latin programs, research on bilingualism and intellect, and elementary school programs in modern languages. Some studies of Latin FLES programs show that specially designed…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Bilingualism, Cognitive Processes, Communicative Competence (Languages)
PDF pending restorationGomes da Costa, B. – 1970
This paper describes an experimental testing program in England which parallels a broader, 1967 study concerning second language acquisition in the United States. The earlier study, conducted by John Carroll, concentrated on determining proficiency of language majors in five foreign languages. This experiment limits the field of study to German…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, College Language Programs, German
Stansfield, Charles – 1977
Recent research by Valette, Oller, and others has shown the utility of dictation as a measure of general language competence when correlated with achievement and proficiency batteries for French and English as a second language. No such studies have been conducted with Spanish. The investigator hypothesized that since Spanish is a phonetic…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Students, Language Instruction, Language Proficiency
BREGA, EVELYN; NEWELL, JOHN M. – 1965
THE EFFECT OF EXPOSURE TO FRENCH IN THE ELEMENTARY GRADES (FLES) ON LATER LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY AND PERFORMANCE IN FRENCH COURSES IN HIGH SCHOOL WAS EVALUATED. ONE GROUP OF 17 HAD BEEN GIVEN ABOUT 1 HOUR A WEEK OF AUDIOLINGUAL TRAINING BEGINNING IN GRADE 3. THE OTHER GROUP OF 15 BEGAN FRENCH IN GRADE 9. BOTH GROUPS WERE ADMINISTERED THE MLA…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, FLES, French
Paquette, Andre F.; Tollinger, Suzanne – 1968
This report is a summary of the results of the administration of the Modern Language Association of America (MLA) Proficiency Tests to native speakers in Chile, Columbia, France, German, Italy, and Spain. The notion of a "superior" level of competence in reading, writing, aural comprehension, and speaking a second language is specified…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Testing, French, German
Page, B. W.; And Others – 1970
The state of the art of language testing in England is examined through the conference proceedings presented in this text. The nine chapters, written by individual authors, include discussion of the General Certificate of Education examinations, nonschool examinations, oral tests, research by examining boards, continuous assessment, and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing, Conference Reports
Sorace, Antonella – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1982
Subjects were 45 Italians who were studying English as a second language. They were administered the Modern Language Aptitude Test and a cloze test and were asked to complete a questionnaire regarding their language study. The researcher then analyzed the interrelationships among the subjects' linguistic aptitude, language study history, and level…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Achievement Tests, Cloze Procedure, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Peer reviewedBonheim, Helmut – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1971
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Diagnostic Tests, Item Analysis, Language Proficiency
Brings, Friedhelm – Praxis neusprachlich Unterrichts, 1970
Sample tests included. Revised version of a talk given at a meeting of the Allgemeinen Deutschen Neuphilologen-Verband on November 14, 1969, in Dortmund, Germany. (DS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Elementary Schools
Nakamura, Yuji – Educational Studies, 1997
The process of designing and validating a test of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) speaking skills is described. The study examined: (1) whether nine traits (pronunciation, grammar, discourse, fluency, content, vocabulary, comprehensibility, interactional competence, sociolinguistic competence) are relevant and separable parts of speaking…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Audiotape Recordings, Construct Validity, English (Second Language)
Hanson, Irene – Elementary English, 1972
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Articulation (Speech), Auditory Discrimination, Kindergarten
Pulu, Tupou L. – 1978
A study was conducted to describe the ability of students to handle the various systems of the English language (phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics) and to determine how these systems are being affected by the linguistic environments surrounding the students. The 210 student subjects were enrolled in seven of the schools of the Lake and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Alaska Natives, Elementary Secondary Education, English
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