The Validity of the Portuguese Speaking Test for Use in a Summer Study Abroad Program

Stansfield, Charles W.; Kenyon, Dorry Mann; Milleret, Margo

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“…This overview covers studies that relate self-assessed language skills to language tests or teacher ratings of language ability. Several studies were excluded due to small sample size (Milleret et al, 1991) or inadequate analyses (Blanche and Merino, 1989;Fishman and Terry, 1969). EFL = English as a foreign language.…”

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Why bother with testing? The validity of immigrants’ self-assessed language proficiency

Edele¹,

Seuring²,

Kristen³

et al. 2015

Social Science Research

101

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Why bother with testing? The validity of immigrants’ self-assessed language proficiency

Edele¹,

Seuring²,

Kristen³

et al. 2015

Social Science Research

101

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“…Oral proficiency development during study abroad has been investigated by several authors (Brecht, Davidson, & Ginsberg, 1995;Freed, 1990Freed, , 1995aMagnan, 1986;Milleret, 1990;Milleret, Stansfield, & Kenyon, 1991;O'Connor, 1988;Opper, Teichler, & Carlson, 1990;Yager, 1998). These studies tend to show significant gains in proficiency during study abroad, as measured by tools ranging from self assessment (Opper, et al, 1990) and native speaker judgments (Yager, 1998) to the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Interview (Freed, 1990(Freed, , 1995aMagnan, 1986).…”

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Social Network Development, Language Use, and Language Acquisition during Study Abroad: Arabic Language Learners’ Perspectives

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Hillstrom³

2013

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In this paper, we explore language use, social network development, and language acquisition by second learners of Arabic in Jordan and Morocco. Students in these programs reported speaking, listening to, and writing as much English as Arabic during study abroad, but they reported reading more Arabic than English. While patterns indicated similar levels of use of English and Arabic in general, questions focusing on learners' use of language with more familiar friends and acquaintances indicated learners thought they used Arabic more than English with these native friends. Regarding English language use, learners felt that speaking English with natives often created opportunities to interact in Arabic as well. Students’ Arab social networks tended to be small, but there was considerable variation in these networks. The closer their friendships with natives, the more likely students were to report gains in Arabic. English proficiency of friends and acquaintances in one’s social network, degree of friendship, and time spent speaking with people outside of this network predicted language proficiency development.

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“…Some of Dr. Stansfield's publications on the SOPI areMilleret, Stansfield, and Kenyon (1991);Shohamy, Gordon, Kenyon, and Stansfield (1989);Shohamy and Stansfield (1990);Stansfield (1990Stansfield ( , 1991Stansfield ( , 1993aStansfield ( , 1993bStansfield ( , 1996;, 1993, 1995; andStansfield et al (1990).Downloaded by [University of California, San Diego] at 02:40 28 August 2015 INTERVIEW WITH CHARLES STANSFIELD…”

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A Life in Language Testing: An Interview with Charles Stansfield

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Language Assessment Quarterly

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The Validity of the Portuguese Speaking Test for Use in a Summer Study Abroad Program

Cited by 6 publications

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Why bother with testing? The validity of immigrants’ self-assessed language proficiency

Why bother with testing? The validity of immigrants’ self-assessed language proficiency

Social Network Development, Language Use, and Language Acquisition during Study Abroad: Arabic Language Learners’ Perspectives

A Life in Language Testing: An Interview with Charles Stansfield

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