I'd recommend our DELV test for all language-related questions. It is the only<br>test which really looks carefully at complex syntax and quantification. It is<br>available from the Psychological Corporation.<br><br>
Tom Roeper<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 5:39 AM, wyqecho <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wyqecho@gmail.com">wyqecho@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p style="text-align: left; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US">I am designing a study in which I want to find out the relationship
between early English study(as second language) experience and later language
ability(both English and mother tongue Chinese).</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US">I need a tool which can be applied to test students(age 7-12) English
ability. Last week I tied PPVT-R, but the outcome shows it’s not well-applied to
Chinese primary students. Would anyone be able to point me in the direction that
I'm looking for? </span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US">Any help would be greatly appreciated!</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US">Ellen Wang</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US">Ph.D. Student</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US">Children</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">’<span lang="EN-US">s Language Development and Education
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<p style="text-align: left; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US">Department of Preschool Education</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US">East</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US"> China Normal University</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US">Shanghai</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US">, China</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
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