LINGUIST List 9.1690

Mon Nov 30 1998

Qs: Verbal ability tests, English dialect attitudes

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KAORI SHIBATANI, Verbal ability test for L2

Steven Schaufele, English dialect attitudes, prejudices, etc.

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Message 1: Verbal ability test for L2

Date: Sat, 28 Nov 1998 23:34:31 -0800 (PST)
From: KAORI SHIBATANI <kaorissfsu.edu>
Subject: Verbal ability test for L2


Does anyone know a verbal ability test, such as BVAT (Bilingual Verbal Ability Tests), that can measure a second language learner's verbal ability in JAPANESE?

I am wondering how researchers set criteria for L2 subject's language ability in their researchers.

Any suggestion would be appreciated.

Kaori Shibatani <kaorissfsu.edu> Department of Foreign Languages San Francisco State University

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Message 2: English dialect attitudes, prejudices, etc.

Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 14:42:50 -0800
From: Steven Schaufele <fcosw5mail.scu.edu.tw>
Subject: English dialect attitudes, prejudices, etc.


A student in my intro to English history course wants to write her term paper on attitudes, prejudices, etc. relating to British and American English. Since this particular issue is outside my own areas of expertise I'm looking for some reference sources to recommend to her. Any suggestions will be gratefully received. If there's enough interest I'll post a summary.

Best, Steven

Steven Schaufele, Ph.D., Asst. Prof. of Linguistics, English Department

Soochow University, Waishuanghsi Campus, Taipei 11102, Taiwan, ROC

(886)(02)2881-9471 ext. 6504 fcosw5mail.scu.edu.tw

http://www.prairienet.org/~fcosws/homepage.html

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