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ERIC Number: EJ328182
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1985
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Oral Proficiency Testing: A Critical Analysis.
Lantolf, James P.; Frawley, William
Modern Language Journal, v69 n4 p337-45 Win 1985
Discusses problems with the ACTFL/ETS Oral Proficiency Guidelines and examines inconsistencies relating to three assumptions of oral proficiency (OPT)--hours of study, accuracy/interest, and errors. Further, it is argued that the main problems with OPT arise from an analytic approach and the native speaker yardstick. (SED)
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Evaluation Methods, Interviews, Language Tests, Norm Referenced Tests, Second Language Learning, Speech Communication, Test Use, Test Validity, Testing Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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