An Analysis of Results from the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview and the Chinese Proficiency Test Before and After Intensive Instruction in Chinese as a Foreign Language
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8936609 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chuanren Ke (University of Iowa, corresponding author), Daniel J Reed (Indiana University) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 208-222 |
| Publication date | 1995-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Foreign Language Annals (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-718X • E-ISSN: 1944-9720 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1944-9720.1995.tb00786.x |
| OpenAlex | W2061025415 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 6 |
The study reported here investigated the nature of progress made in learning Chinese as a foreign language by adult learners in an intensive summer program in an American university setting. The Chinese language ability of 222 students was measured by a multiple‐choice examination and an interview test, which were, respectively: the Center for Applied Linguistics' Chinese Proficiency Test (CRT) and the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPT). There were 122 students who took the two exams both at the beginning and at the end of a nine‐week period of study. Analysis of the test scores yielded three main findings: 1) There was a moderate correlation between OPI scores and CPT scores; 2) Gains occurred on both exams, with more than half of the students improving on the OPI, and nearly all of them improving on the CPT; 3) Those students who improved on the OPI tended to have higher CPT scores than other students who had the same initial OPI score. The presentation of these results will help to document the extent to which it is possible for adults to master a foreign language under immersion conditions in a domestic setting. The data will be interpreted and discussed in terms of implications for language teaching and testing
Chinese as a foreign language · Foreign language · Language assessment · Language proficiency · Mathematics education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Study abroad · Test (biology · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Medicine · Psychology · Second Language Acquisition and Learning · Second Language Learning and Teaching
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Effects of the ACTFLOPI‐Type Training on Student Performance, Instructional Methods, and Classroom Materials in the Secondary Foreign Language Classroom
The speaking proficiency outcomes of face‐to‐face and online intensive summer LCTL programs
Interrater Reliability of the OPI
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2024 (29) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |