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ERIC Number: EJ329890
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1985
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Proficiency-Based Curriculum Design: Principles Derived from Government Experience.
Lowe, Pardee, Jr.
Unterrichtspraxis, v18 n2 p223-45 Fall 1985
Describes principles for designing a proficiency-based course to prepare students for the ACTFL/ETS Advanced Plus/Superior level according to Interagency Language Roundtable guidelines. Proposes ways to combine grammatical and "functional/notional" syllabuses with a proficiency approach. Examines the implications of these principles for supplementing current materials. (SED)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Design, Grammar, Higher Education, Interviews, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Notional Functional Syllabi, Second Language Instruction, Testing
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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