Effects of the ACTFL-OPI-type Training on Student Performance, Instructional Methods, and Classroom Materials in the Secondary Foreign Language Classroom.

Y

16

Instructional Materials; Interviews; Language Proficiency; Language Teachers; Questionnaires; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Secondary Education; Teacher Education; Teaching Methods; Vocabulary Development

0015-718X

Investigates the effect teachers trained with American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages oral proficiency interview-type training has on student performance, instructional methods, and classroom materials in the secondary foreign-language classroom. Results of teacher interviews and questionnaires supported the hypothesis that trained teachers were more aware of a proficiency-based curriculum. (Author/VWL)

2000

EJ591385