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Fryer, T. Bruce, Ed.; Medley, Frank W., Jr., Ed. – 1989
Eight papers from a conference on language teaching are presented in this publication. The conference brought together some 500 foreign language educators, and the papers contained in this volume were selected as representative of the variety of topics addressed at the conference and because they challenge readers to expand their frames of…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Higher Education
Download full textPeace Corps, Washington, DC. Information Collection and Exchange Div. – 1998
The guide is one section of a resource kit designed to assist Peace Corps language instruction coordinators in countries around the world in understanding the principles underlying second language learning and teaching and in organizing instructional programs. This section addresses assessment issues. An introductory chapter gives an overview of…
Descriptors: Dialogs (Language), Interpersonal Communication, Interviews, Language Proficiency
Rudner, Lawrence M. – 1991
To comply with the new U.S. Department of Education Ability-To-Benefit policy, schools need to select tests on the Secretary's approved list. The pertinent aspects of 22 approved tests are individually summarized. The test reviews are based on examinations of the test publishers' technical documentation and the tests. Information provided in the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Aptitude Tests, Basic Skills, College Entrance Examinations
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1991
The test manual for the Secondary Level English Proficiency (SLEP) test has been prepared for teachers, counselors, and others responsible for interpreting SLEP test scores. The SLEP is designed to assess the proficiency in English of students entering grades 7 through 12 whose native language is not English. As a test of understanding written and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Proficiency, Language Tests
Byrnes, Heidi – 1983
The proficiency-based German program in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University occupies an essential and integral but not central role in the overall foreign service program. It includes three years' instruction, in addition to the two years required for admission. Three levels are offered, and although students may take the…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Enrollment
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Center for Language Education and Research. – 1989
This 45-item annotated bibliography is composed of materials for teaching English as a second language (ESL) at the elementary or secondary levels. For each of the entries, the following information is indicated: target language, educational level, material type, content area, title, date of publication, author/developer, publisher and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographic Records, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Education
Nevada State Dept. of Education, Carson City. Planning, Research and Evaluation Branch. – 1989
Results of Nevada students in grades 3, 6, 9, and 11 on tests of the Nevada Proficiency Examination Program are presented for the 1987-88 school year. Examinations prescribed for grades 3 and 6 in mathematics, reading, and language are the appropriate Stanford Achievement Tests. Tests mandated for grade 9 are the Science Research Associates'…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 11
Hannaman, David L.; And Others – 1989
The processes used by the Defense Language Institute (DLI) Foreign Language Center to develop proficiency-based nonresident courses in Czech, Polish, and Russian for language maintenance is described. Based on needs assessment and analysis of Department of Defense endusers, DLI provided the concept and design for the Proficiency Improvement…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Computer Literacy, Copyrights, Curriculum Development
Wesdorp, Hildo – 1983
Since the mid-1960s, the use of objective testing in education, and multiple-choice tests in particular, has increased dramatically in the Netherlands. Since the founding of the Dutch National Institute for Educational Measurement in 1968, the construction of many achievement tests has been concentrated there. This general changeover from…
Descriptors: Dutch, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Shafer, Robert E. – 1986
In Arizona, beginning teachers applying for certification must take the Arizona Teacher Proficiency Examination which tests professional knowledge, reading, mathematics, and grammar. The high failure rate on the grammar test has caused a great deal of concern; 40 percent of the examinees, and a higher percentage of minority groups, failed it in…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Grammar, Higher Education
Japan Association of Language Teaching Journal, 1982
This compilation of four issues of the Japan Association of Language Teachers Journal (JALT) covers the years 1982-1984. The four issues contain a total of 21 articles, as follows: "Communicative Needs in Foreign Language Learning" (Jack C. Richards); "Language Proficiency Interview Testing" (David J. Keitges);…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), English, English (Second Language)
Crawshaw, Robert – 1985
An examination of the principles and techniques of oral testing in British university-level final examinations in modern languages discusses: (1) the shortcomings of present oral testing procedures; (2) the theoretical controversy surrounding the design and value of oral proficiency tests, arising from research in English as a second language…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, College Second Language Programs, Degree Requirements, Foreign Countries
O'Neal, Sandra – 1987
Each spring the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS) battery is administered to students throughout New Mexico as part of the State Department of Education mandated assessment program. This report contains information regarding 1987 test results for Albuquerque Public School (APS) students in grades 3, 5, and 8 on the CTBS, a standardized,…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Grade 5
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. Div. of Special Education. – 1987
This guide, written to assist child study teams in New Jersey, reviews legal and other requirements in evaluating students with hearing impairments. Implications of hearing impairment for the evaluation process include its impact on syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic aspects of language; environmental interaction; and social interaction.…
Descriptors: Auditory Tests, Cognitive Style, Cognitive Tests, Educational Diagnosis
Holt, Louise; And Others – 1981
Guidelines and techniques for assisting limited English proficient students in adjusting to their new environment and learning to communicate in English are provided for classroom teachers without previous training in teaching English as a second language. The language and cultural differences of minority students in Utah are noted so that…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Bilingual Students, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness
