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Peer reviewedLoughrin-Sacco, Steven J. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1990
In addition to the benefits of the oral proficiency movement, problems are seen, including flaws in the claim that the testing is proficiency based, the potential misuse of competency-based education, and the Oral Proficiency Interview's inability to test nonlinguistic barriers to communication. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Competency Based Education, Interviews, Language Proficiency
Peer reviewedHirsch, Bette G. – French Review, 1985
Describes a one-semester conversational language course based on specific proficiency goals. The oral proficiency pre- and posttests, goal contracts outlining performance objectives for each chapter of the text, specific instructional and grading techniques, and class activities are detailed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Competency Based Education, Conversational Language Courses, Course Descriptions
