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T.A.L.V. [1 record]

Record 1 2019-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Language Teaching
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
OBS

[This test] is used by the Canadian Civil Service Commission to assess the language learning aptitude of Francophone Canadians who are government employees. The instrument was published in 1980 by the Institut de Recherches Psychologiques, Inc. of Montreal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Enseignement des langues
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
OBS

[Le but du TALV est de] déterminer la probabilité individuelle de réussite dans l’apprentissage d'une langue étrangère avec comme corollaire la capacité de prédire le rythme d'apprentissage de la langue cible.

OBS

Le Test d'aptitude aux langues vivantes (T.A.L.V.) constitue une adaptation française du Modern Language Aptitude Test [...]

Spanish

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