ERIC Number: EJ1000519
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Mar
Pages: 8
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The Development of Speaking and Writing Proficiencies in the Spanish Language Classroom: A Case Study
Hubert, Michael D.
Foreign Language Annals, v46 n1 p88-95 Mar 2013
An important task for foreign language (FL) instructors and researchers is to understand how the development of each language skill affects other aspects of language acquisition. This case study seeks to determine if speaking and writing proficiencies develop at similar rates among FL learners. Seventeen students enrolled in beginning, intermediate, and advanced Spanish courses at a mid-sized U.S. university were administered the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview and Writing Proficiency Test. Speaking and writing proficiency scores were then correlated. Results showed a fairly strong correlation between speaking and writing scores among experimental group participants, but much weaker correlations between proficiencies when each of the three groups was examined individually. Some students were more proficient writers than speakers, others better writers than speakers, and others equally proficient. (Contains 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Experimental Groups, Language Skills, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Oral Language, Spanish, Language Teachers, Case Studies, Language Tests, Language Proficiency, Correlation, Writing Evaluation, Scores, College Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview
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