Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ541672
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Naturalistic Language Assessment of LEP Students in Classroom Interactions.
Gomez, Leo; And Others
Bilingual Research Journal, v20 n1 p69-92 Win 1996
Describes the development of an instrument designed to assess the language competence of second language learners by observing natural interactions in transitional bilingual classrooms. A pilot study that assessed the social language of 24 bilingual fifth-graders in a summer math program provided data for examining the instrument's reliability and validity. Contains 44 references. (LP)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Interpersonal Communication, Language Acquisition, Language Proficiency, Limited English Speaking, Linguistic Theory, Naturalistic Observation, Oral Language, Second Language Learning, Sociolinguistics, Spanish Speaking, Student Evaluation, Test Construction, Test Reliability, Test Validity
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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