Perinatal histories and developmental data for the first year of life were examined for 46 children who failed a screening test for use by nonprofessional interviewers in the home situation for evaluation of language and speech development in 3-year-old children. (Author/KW)

Describes testing methods and results employed at the Lycee Francais in London, England, in primary grades. (DS)

Special issue devoted to foreign language instruction in adult education. (WB)

Research reported at the University of Leipzig, May 29, 1970. (WB)

Speech delivered at the New Jersey Foreign Language Teachers Association Convention, Atlantic City, New Jersey, November 6, 1970. (DS)

Discusses the difference between communicative competence and linguistic performance. Describes the development, administration, and results of a three-part discrete point test based on rather specific definitions of communicative competence. (EKN)

The psychological and linguistic foundations of the cloze procedure are outlined, and standard approaches and terms used are reviewed. Notes are given on cloze in testing, in relation to language structure, and as a teaching device, focusing on the manipulation of the technique for a variety of purposes and situations. (MSE)

Prompted by a lack of materials to test students' discrimination and production of minimal pairs and similar words, a teacher developed a technique that uses actual production of words in sentences. Students' reactions have been very positive, and the test is brief and simple to administer. (MSE)