A Handbook on the MLA Foreign Language Proficiency Tests for Teachers and Advanced Students : Their Nature, Uses and Limitations / F. Andre Paquette and Suzanne Tollinger.

This handbook describes the nature, uses, and limitations of the Modern Language Association of America (MLA) language proficiency tests for teachers and advanced students. The proficiency tests are examined in seven areas of language teaching competence: listening comprehension, speaking, reading,...

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Main Authors: Paquette, F. André
Tollinger, Suzanne (Author)
Corporate Author: Modern Language Association of America, New York, NY
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1968.
Subjects:
Achievement Tests.
Advanced Students.
Certification.
Cognitive Tests.
Evaluation Methods.
Language Instruction.
Language Proficiency.
Language Teachers.
Language Tests.
Measurement Instruments.
Modern Languages.
National Competency Tests.
Norm Referenced Tests.
Objective Tests.
Standardized Tests.
Teacher Certification.
Teacher Qualifications.
Test Construction.
Verbal Tests.
Physical Description:177 pages
Format: Microfilm Book
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Summary:
This handbook describes the nature, uses, and limitations of the Modern Language Association of America (MLA) language proficiency tests for teachers and advanced students. The proficiency tests are examined in seven areas of language teaching competence: listening comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, applied linguistics, civilization and culture, and professional preparation. Several articles examine the validity of the tests and discuss related research. The final section focuses on the potential and limitation of the tests. Appendixes contain information concerning the MLA teacher qualifications, test scores and NDEA Institute ratings, MLA Proficiency and MLA Cooperative Tests, Foreign Service Institute rating scale, comparative test scores of Institute and native speakers, and NDEA Institute norms for the MLA Proficiency Tests, 1961-67. (RL)
Note:Sponsoring Agency: Institute of International Studies (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC.
Contract Number: OEC-1-6-062619-1876.
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Call Number:ED074855 Microfiche
Reproduction Note:
Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.