Language classification

[Benjamin Rifkin]

This is a US government scale of difficulty.  It is described in many
places, including Omaggio-Hadley, Teaching Language in Context (2003).  I
mention it in my article on learning outcomes, "A Ceiling Effect ...." (MLJ
2005, issue 1.)

With best wishes to all,

BR


On 12/11/07 11:20 AM, "Francoise Rosset" <frosset at WHEATONMA.EDU> wrote:

> Mnogouvazhaemye kollegi:
> 
> Could you please help me track down language classifications.
> I (and others) have asked this question before but I cannot find the
> answer or the reference.
> I do apologize for repeating the request, especially during this bisy
> time, but I need a specific reference for a department report.
> 
> What is the name of the scale or system that lists languages by level
> of "difficulty of acquisition," where, if I remember correctly,
> Spanish is a 1, German a 2 and Russian a 3?
> Where might I find this scale, who produced it?
> 
> Searching the net for "level 3" got me proficiency levels, and other
> combinations mostly called up language programs for sale.
> 
> ANY help will be greatly appreciated,
> -FR

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Benjamin Rifkin
Vice Dean for Undergraduate Affairs and Professor of Russian
College of Liberal Arts, Temple University
1206 Anderson Hall, 1114 W. Berks St.
Philadelphia, PA 19122 USA
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