Table of Contents

Dimensions of L2 Fluency Talking 

Dimensions of L2 Fluency Vocabulary & Syntax

Dimensions of L2 Fluency Knowing the Rules

Dimensions of L2 Fluency Creativity with Language

Measuring Fluency Instruments

Commercial Assessment Instruments

The Observation Matrix (Solom)

Uses of Language Assessment

Sytematic Errors

Transfer Errors

Overgeneralization

Avoidance Errors

Idiomatic Errors

Idiosyncratic Errors

Source: 

Fillmore, C.J. (1979) On fluency. In C.J. Fillmore, D. Kempler, & W. S-Y Wang, (Eds.) Individual Differences in Language Ability and Language Behavior, pp. 85-101. New York: Academic Press. 
 

Additional On-line Resources about Language Assessment

Click here for a NCBE report on assessment instruments for LEP students.

For a link to Edward De Avila's research on expected gains in L2 learning, click here. De Avila 1997

Click here for a research report by Lilly Wong Fillmore (1998) on expected gains in language proficiency and prospects for the one-year program mandated by Proposition 227.

Click here for Dr. Mora's testimony on assessment of LEP students before the National Assessment Governing Board (1998).