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ERIC Number: EJ345659
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1986
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The Evaluation of Communicative Language Proficiency: A Critique of the ACTFL Oral Interview.
Bachman, Lyle; Savignon, Sandra J.
Modern Language Journal, v70 n4 p380-90 Win 1986
Current ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) Oral Language Proficiency Guidelines are based on an overly narrow view of communicative language proficiency. However, the guidelines do provide a basis for the development of effective teaching and testing methods. (CB)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Evaluation Problems, Higher Education, Interviews, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Oral Language, Second Language Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview
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