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ERIC Number: EJ514926
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0015-718X
An Analysis of Results from the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview and the Chinese Proficiency Test Before and After Intensive Instruction in Chinese as a Foreign Language.
Ke, Chuanren
Foreign Language Annals, v28 n2 p208-22 Sum 1995
This study investigated the nature of progress made in learning Chinese as a Foreign Language by adult learners in an intensive summer program in an American university setting. Chinese language ability of 22 students was measured by a multiple choice test and an interview test. Data are interpreted and discussed in terms of implications for language teaching and testing. (JL)
Descriptors: Adults, Chinese, Interviews, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Multiple Choice Tests, Oral Language, Second Language Instruction, Summer Programs
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Langs; Oral Proficiency Testing