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ERIC Number: EJ567520
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-1041-6791
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Proficiency Guidelines and Language Curriculum. Making ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines Effective in Furthering Japanese Language Proficiency.
Johnson, Yuki
Applied Language Learning, v8 n2 p261-84 1997
Examines the role of American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) guidelines in language proficiency testing, focusing on Japanese language instruction and discussing how effective that system is in relation to university classroom instruction. Two main issues are addressed: viewing ACTFL Proficiency Tests as having the characteristics of achievement tests and the ACTFL Guidelines' rating scale. (Author/SM)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Japanese, Language Proficiency, Language Skills, Language Tests, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Student Evaluation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - General
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Language: English
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