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50 Years of ERIC
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Australian Modern Language Graduates: Destinations and Expectations
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Holt, R. F. – Babel, 1971
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Graduates, Graduate Surveys, Language Role
Languages in Australian Higher Degree Research.
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Holt, R. F. – Babel: Journal of the Australian Modern Language Teachers' Associations, 1991
Discusses a study that examined the vocational role of second-language learning, specifically with reference to access to foreign-language specialist literature for higher degree research purposes. (11 references) (GLR)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Citations (References), Doctoral Dissertations, Foreign Countries
Testing Oral Proficiency
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Holt, R. F. – Babel: Journal of the Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers' Associations, 1975
The lack of oral testing in second language learning and the reasons for this lack are discussed. Examples of oral tests which have been developed are given. (RM)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, Language Tests
Experto Credite: Views and Experiences of Accredited Bilinguals on Second Language Learning.
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Holt, R. F. – BABEL: Journal of the Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers' Associations, 1989
Analysis of the questionnaire responses of Australians (N=145) who were accredited as translators and interpreters for both their native and a second language yielded information regarding reasons for second language acquisition, time to achieve mastery, strategies for second language learning, and reasons for seeking accreditation. (CB)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Communicative Competence (Languages), English, Foreign Countries