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A Communicative Model for Assessing Second Language Performance.

Olaofe, I. A. – IRAL, 1992

A model for assessing communicative ability is presented that is prompted by the fact that most error analysts in the past concentrated on morphemic and syntactic levels. It is suggested that emphasis must shift from acquisition of linguistic competence per se to communicative competence. (23 references) (LB)

Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Communicative Competence (Languages), Error Analysis (Language), Foreign Countries

Second Language Learning and Teaching in Classroom Settings: The Learning Study, Year One.

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Bialystok, Ellen; Frohlich, Maria – 1977

High school students studying French as a second language in Toronto were administered a questionnaire and a variety of achievement tests in French. Results were analyzed to determine the effects of learner characteristics on the development of second language competence. Four factors in learning success were posited: attitude, strategy, aptitude,…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Achievement Tests, Educational Research