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Direct linkHughes, Haning – Applied Language Learning, 2018
Students at the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) are required to study a foreign language. In order to place students into appropriate language courses, especially less commonly taught languages defined by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), effective language placement policies are essential. The author…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Armed Forces, Student Placement, Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewedSpolsky, Bernard – Language Testing, 1995
Discusses attempts made in the United States and elsewhere to develop prognostic tests that would justify decisions to exclude unqualified students from high school foreign-language classes. After the Second World War, U.S. government language programs supported research in the assessment of language aptitude to improve selection techniques. (36…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, High School Students, Language Aptitude, Language Research
