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Black, Colin – IRAL, 1974
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Language Instruction, Programed Instruction, Programed Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedPorcher, Louis – Langue Francaise, 1977
Discusses the necessity of a close relationship between evaluation and instruction, between evaluator and instructor in adult language training programs and other programs. (AM)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Evaluation Methods, Language Instruction, Student Evaluation
Download full textPerren, G. E.; And Others – 1969
This report presents six articles related to the general conference theme. The topics studied include: (1) aims and purposes in modern language teaching, (2) examinations and tests as controls in language learning, (3) specifying the linguistic and behavioral content of language skills, (4) the contribution of particular techniques to specific…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy
Peer reviewedRoberts, Reg – English Language Teaching, 1972
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Educational Planning
Lado, Robert; And Others – 1970
The problems investigated in the present study are the identification of the most effective type of presentation of dialogues in language instruction--auditory, orthographic, or some combination of the two--and the measurement of the accuracy of pronunciation and the amount of dialogue retained by the student. The controlled experiment, performed…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Basic Skills, Dialogs (Literary), Educational Experiments
Zemb, J. M. – Langages, 1975
Questions the effectiveness of contrastive linguistics in measuring the difference between two languages and therefore in predicting the ease or difficulty of acquisition from one to the other. The simplicity of a language is not objectively quantifiable since it is measured as relative to other languages. (Text is in French.) (TL)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Contrastive Linguistics, Error Patterns, Evaluation Methods
Council for Exceptional Children, Arlington, VA. – 1970
The problems of the education of the aurally handicapped were discussed in speeches presented at the convention of the Council for Exceptional Children in Chicago, 1970. Papers reported include a suggested approach to the evaluation of expressive oral syntactic competence of the aurally handicapped child by Jean Lehman, the language of children…
Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, Educational Methods, Evaluation Methods, Exceptional Child Education
Peer reviewedMackey, William F. – System, 1976
The Polychronometer, the design and mechanism of which is described, is suggested for use in any situation where time variables have to be measured as duration and frequency. Its use in language lesson analysis is discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Evaluation Methods, Language Instruction, Measurement Instruments
Peer reviewedSchrand, Heinrich – Zielsprache Englisch, 1978
Describes five techniques to be used in the evaluation of writing and as exercises in foreign language teaching: the so-called free response to problems presented, fill-in blanks, construction form, alternative form, and association form. (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods, Language Instruction, Language Skills
Cahill, William; And Others – TESL Talk, 1975
Two techniques for evaluating student achievement in English as a second language are explained: the interview and the dictation exercise. Sample test items are presented. (PMP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods, Interviews
Peer reviewedPfister, Guenter G. – Foreign Language Annals, 1974
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Evaluation Methods, Language Instruction, Listening Comprehension
Peer reviewedMonroe, James – French Review, 1975
Describes techniques for measuring and developing the syntactic fluency of students learning French. (P M P)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, French, Language Fluency, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedGermain, Claude – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1978
Proposes a system that can be used to analyze and evaluate any language teaching method at any level, by breaking down a particular method and comparing it to another, in terms of linguistic and sociocultural content, methodological organization; and physical quality. (AM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Cultural Influences, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedOskarsson, Mats – Moderna Sprak, 1972
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Evaluation Methods, Language Instruction, Listening Comprehension
Foreign Language Committee of the California Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. – 1967
A handbook for use by curriculum supervisors, teachers, and administrators presents guidelines for the establishment, operation, and evaluation of foreign language programs in California. The first part outlines the state's legal provisions for foreign language study while the second section deals with sources of assistance in language programs.…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Audiovisual Aids, Bilingualism, English (Second Language)
