Assessment of L2 Proficiency in Second Language Acquisition Research.

Thomas, Margaret

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ERIC Number: EJ493140

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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Assessment of L2 Proficiency in Second Language Acquisition Research.

Thomas, Margaret

Language Learning, v44 n2 p307-36 Jun 1994

This paper examined the assessment of second-language proficiency in 157 research articles published in 5 language journals from 1988 through 1992, finding 4 major conventions for the assessment of language proficiency: (1) impressionistic judgment; (2) institutional status; (3) in-house measures; and (4) standardized test scores. (64 references) (MDM)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Research, Language Proficiency, Language Research, Research Problems, Scholarly Journals, Second Language Learning

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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