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Peer reviewedSalaberry, Rafael – Language Testing, 2000
Suggests that performance tests as currently represented in the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)-Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) may not adequately address the basic concerns brought about by the perceived shortcomings of academic second language programs. Supports this argument with a critical analysis of the ACTFL…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Interviews, Language Proficiency, Language Tests
Direct linkLiskin-Gasparro, Judith E. – Foreign Language Annals, 2003
The ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines (ACTFL, 1982; 1986; Breiner-Sanders et al.,2000) and the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) derived from them have stimulated abundant and sustained professional engagement by foreign language teachers at all levels and in all languages, as well as intense and equally sustained criticism by specialists in foreign…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Testing, Language Tests, Guidelines
Malone, Margaret E. – Foreign Language Annals, 2003
Since their initial publication in 1982, the ACTFL Guidelines and oral proficiency interview (OPI) have enjoyed widespread use by foreign language educators. They have also been the target of much criticism by researchers of second language acquisition and testing. Much of this criticism has focused on validity claims for the OPI. Other research…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Language Tests, Interrater Reliability, Criticism
