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Rosenbaum, Harvey; And Others – 1977
The work reported here is part of an ongoing project to develop a language comprehension assessment instrument that: (1) is sensitive enough to pinpoint the particular language phenomena that are causing difficulty or have not been mastered, and (2) is also broad enough in scope to provide a credible and useful description of language proficiency.…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Decoding (Reading), Diagnostic Tests, Language Acquisition
Wilson, Craig B. – 1977
The experiment reported measured the degree to which cloze tests deliberately biased on the basis of contrastive analysis would actually be harder for Vietnamese than for speakers of other languages. The experiment tested the approach to ESL (English as a second language) for Vietnamese described in a guide for teachers of Vietnamese refugees…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Contrastive Linguistics, English (Second Language), Interference (Language)
PDF pending restorationPack, Alice C., Ed. – 1973
This quarterly newsletter contains articles on a variety of subjects relevant to teaching English as a second language. The first article concerns cloze procedures to test reading ability; the article includes a list of procedures in non-technical terms for teachers to follow. The second article discusses the use of games in teaching English as a…
Descriptors: Body Language, Class Activities, Cloze Procedure, Cultural Differences
