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Communicative proficiency and linguistic development: intersections between SLA and language testing research

Book information

Publisher
Lulu.com
Year
2011
ISBN
1446669939, 9781446669938
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1146277 bytes)
Pages
252\252
Time added
2012-03-17 06:00:00

Description

The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) has become the yardstick for teaching and testing language skills in Europe and elsewhere. Yet little is known about the relationships between the communicative levels established using the can-do statements of the CEFR and the developmental stages of grammatical and lexical development described by Second Language Acquisition (SLA) research. This book presents empirical research by members of the SLATE network (Second Language Acquisition and Testing in Europe), aimed at bridging this gap. The studies deal with several target languages, including Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Italian, Norwegian and Spanish, with adult, adolescent and child learners in both formal and informal contexts.

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