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Testing How Well Foreign Language Teachers Speak: A State Mandate
Author(s) -
Hiple David V.,
Manley Joan H.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
foreign language annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1944-9720
pISSN - 0015-718X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1944-9720.1987.tb02933.x
Subject(s) - mandate , foreign language , certification , language assessment , language proficiency , agency (philosophy) , state (computer science) , political science , association (psychology) , psychology , pedagogy , language education , linguistics , mathematics education , sociology , computer science , law , social science , philosophy , algorithm , psychotherapist
This article reports on a three‐year project to help establish an oral proficiency requirement for certification of new foreign language teachers. The project was conducted by ACTFL in association with the Texas Education Agency, the Texas Foreign Language Association, and the University of Texas.