Charles W Stansfield

Biographic Data

ID993432
NAMECharles W Stansfield
GIVEN NAMESCharles W
FAMILY NAMEStansfield
SIGNATURESTANSFIELD C W
AFFILIATIONSCenter for Applied Linguistics
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS33
TOTAL CITATIONS41
AUTHOR COUNT33
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1971
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX4

  • Young learners’ bilingual status and cognitive development in foreign language aptitude testing

    Open AccessMaria-del-Mar Suárez, Charles W StansfieldARTICLEITL - International Journal of…2023

    Young learners’ L1s preference, cognitive development and bilingual status might influence their performance on language aptitude tests, particularly if these are language-dependent. The objective of this study was to test the validity, reliability and consistency across populations of two such tests: the Modern Language Aptitude Test-Elementary in Catalan (MLAT-EC) and in Spanish (MLAT-ES). 629 bilingual students from grades 3 to 7 took the MLAT…

  • Oral translation as a test accommodation for ELLs

    Open AccessCharles W StansfieldARTICLELanguage Testing2011

    The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act (US Government, 2001), the current iteration of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, makes it clear that states, districts, schools and teachers are accountable for the education of English language learners (ELLs), as well as all other students. To implement an accountability system, NCLB requires states to create content standards (a set of curricular goals and objectives) for English language …

  • Lecture: `Where we have been and where we should go

    Open AccessCharles W StansfieldARTICLELanguage Testing2008

  • Examining the predictive validity of a screening test for court interpreters

    Open AccessCharles W Stansfield, William E HewittARTICLELanguage Testing2005

    The United States Court Interpreters Act (US Congress, 1978) requires that interpreters in US federal courts be certified through a criterion-referenced performance test. The Federal Court Interpreter Certification Examination (FCICE) is a two-phase certification battery for federal court interpreters. Phase I is a multiple-choice Written Examination (WE) used to screen candidates for eligibility to take the Phase II criterion-referenced Oral Exa…

  • Test translation and adaptation in public education in the USA

    Open AccessCharles W StansfieldARTICLELanguage Testing2003

    The use of translated versions of formal educationalassessments is becoming more common in the United States of America (USA). This is due to two converging factors: 1) legislation passed during the Clinton and Bush administrations; 2) an influx of non-English-speaking immigrants, especially from Latin America. Against this background, this article discusses theoretical and practical issues pertaining to the translation or adaptation of education…

  • Towards authenticity of task in test development

    Open AccessWeiping Wu, Weiping M Wu et al.ARTICLELanguage Testing2001

    This article describes a working model used to determine the Target Language Use (TLU) (Bachman and Palmer, 1996) in a Language for Specific Purpose (LSP) test project: The Listening Summary Translation Exam in Taiwanese (LSTE/T). The purpose of the LSTE/T was to evaluate the summary translation ability of applicants who want to work as linguists in Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) in the USA. The discussion focuses on the authenticity of task (Do…

  • Examining validity in a performance test: The listening summary translation exam (LSTE) - Spanish version

    Open AccessMary Lee Scott, Charles W Stansfield et al.ARTICLELanguage Testing1996

    This article reports on a project undertaken by the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) to develop and validate a criterion-referenced perform ance test of listening summary translation ability for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). 1 The listening summary translation exam (LSTE- Spanish version) is designed to assess ability to comprehend and summarize in written English recorded conversations spoken in Spanish. The language and topics …

  • Research on the comparability of the oral proficiency interview and the simulated oral proficiency interview

    Open AccessCharles W Stansfield, Dorry Mann KenyonARTICLESystem1992Cited by: 11References: 2

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

    Margo Milleret, Charles W Stansfield et al.ARTICLEHispania1991Cited by: 1

    Margo Milleret, Charles W. Stansfield, Dorry Mann Kenyon, The Validity of the Portuguese Speaking Test for Use in a Summer Study Abroad Program, Hispania, Vol. 74, No. 3, Special Issue Devoted to Luso-Brazilian Language, Literature, and Culture (Sep., 1991), pp. 778-787

  • The Development and Validation of the Portuguese Speaking Test

    Charles W Stansfield, Dorry Mann Kenyon et al.ARTICLEHispania1990Cited by: 4

    During the past decade, thanks primarily to the efforts of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), the Educational Testing Service (ETS), and with the assistance of several government language training agencies under the auspices of the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR), a major theoretical and practical development in the field of foreign language assessment has taken place. This development is the application of a…

  • Portuguese Speaking Test

    Milton M Azevedo, Charles W Stansfield et al.ARTICLEHispania1990

  • Some Foreign Language Test Development Priorities for the Last Decade of the Twentieth Century

    Open AccessCharles W StansfieldARTICLEForeign Language Annals1990Cited by: 2References: 1

  • The relation of multiple-choice cloze items to the Test of English as a Foreign Language

    Open AccessGordon A Hale, Charles W Stansfield et al.ARTICLELanguage Testing1989

    Four categories of multiple-choice (MC) cloze items were examined in relation to the TOEFL. The object was to assess the factor structure of the TOEFL and the potential of distinguishing MC cloze items aimed at reading comprehension (defined in terms of textual constraints ranging across clauses) as contrasted with knowledge of grammar (short-range surface syntax and morphology) or vocabulary. Since it is impossible in principle to distinguish su…

  • In memoriam - Michael Canale

    Open AccessCharles W StansfieldARTICLELanguage Testing1989

  • A long-term research agenda for the Test of Written English

    Open AccessCharles W Stansfield, Jacqueline RossARTICLELanguage Testing1988

    In April 1987, the TOEFL Research Committee commissioned a project designed to develop a long-range research agenda for the Test of Written English (TWE). The objective of the project was a paper that would outline basic issues in the determination of the validity and reliability of the test. The outline could subsequently be used to motivate and guide researchers in the conceptualization and design of TWE research projects. This paper is the pri…

  • A history of the Test of Written English: The developmental year

    Open AccessCharles W Stansfield, Charles StansfieldARTICLELanguage Testing1986

    [This article describes in detail the development of a major new departure in an important language test.]

  • Reliability and validity of the secondary level english proficiency test

    Open AccessCharles W Stansfield, Charles StansfieldARTICLESystem1984

  • Field Dependence-Independence as a Variable in Second Language Cloze Test Performance

    Charles W Stansfield, Charles Stansfield et al.ARTICLETESOL Quarterly1983Cited by: 9

    In recent years second language researchers have examined particular learner traits, such as cognitive style, to ascertain their relationship to progress in learning another language. This paper explores the influence of one student characteristic, field dependent-independent cognitive style, on second language test performance, especially as it relates to performance on the integrative type of measure known as the cloze test. Approximately 250 c…

  • Bilingual Multicultural Education and the Professional: From Theory to Practice

    Charles W Stansfield, Charles Stansfield et al.ARTICLEHispania1981

  • The Relationship of Field Dependent-independent Cognitive Styles to Foreign Language Achievement

    Open AccessJacqueline Hansen, Charles W Stansfield et al.ARTICLELanguage Learning1981Cited by: 13References: 13

    Psychological literature on field independence indicates that a field-independent person possesses enhanced cognitive restructuring abilities, while a field-dependent individual is likely to possess well-developed interpersonal skills It was hypothesized that field independence would be related to the acquisition of linguistic competence, and that field dependence would be related to the acquisition of communicative competence. Approximately 300 …

  • The Cloze Procedure as a Progress Test

    Charles W Stansfield, Charles StansfieldARTICLEHispania1980

  • Charles Stansfield Replies

    Charles W Stansfield, Charles StansfieldARTICLETESOL Quarterly1978

  • Direccion: Tacuba

    Charles W Stansfield, Charles Stansfield et al.ARTICLEHispania1978

  • Politique de comptes rendus: Un mot des redacteurs pour livres et films

    Open AccessPaul Aspelin, Charles W Stansfield et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Tourism Research1977

  • Oral Language Tests for Bilingual Students: An Evaluation of Language Dominance and Proficiency Instruments

    Charles W Stansfield, Charles Stansfield et al.ARTICLETESOL Quarterly1977