Development, Validation, and Dissemination of a Proficiency-Based Test of Speaking Ability in Chinese and an Associated Assessment Model for Other Less Commonly Taught Languages [electronic resource] / John L. D. Clark and Ying-che Li.

A project to develop and validate a tape-based alternative to the interview-based speaking proficiency test is described. The objective was to produce an economically more viable test for less commonly taught languages, closely modeled on and readily interpretable in terms of the American Council on...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Clark, John L. D.
Corporate Author:	Center for Applied Linguistics
Other Authors:	Li, Yingzhe
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1986.
Subjects:	Audiotape Recordings. Chinese. Comparative Analysis. Correlation. Evaluation Methods. Interviews. Language Proficiency. Language Tests. Models. Speech Skills. Test Construction. Test Use. Test Validity. Uncommonly Taught Languages. Verbal Tests.