Study of French as a Foreign Language 1970
The Study of French as a Foreign Language is part of the Six Subject Study 1970. The study investigated factors associated with the learning of French as a foreign language. Tests were developed to assess performance in reading, listening, speaking and writing. Two types of writing tests were used. The first could be reliably scored, being of an objective or quasi-objective nature. The second involved directed composition. The data were collected in 1971.
Target Population
This was 14-year-old students and students in the final grade of the secondary school.
Participating Educational Systems
Chile, England, Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, Scotland, Sweden, United States. Please note that most but not all countries participated in all studies.
Link to IEA website
Data - population
Chile
England and Wales
- Data from England and Wales. Population 2 (SPSS-files in zip archive)
- Data from England and Wales. Population 4 (SPSS-files in zip archive)
Netherlands
- Data from Netherlands. Population 2 (SPSS-files in zip-archive)
- Data from Netherlands. Population 4 (SPSS-files in zip archive)
New Zealand
- Data from New Zealand. Population 2 (SPSS-files in zip archive)
- Data from New Zealand. Population 4 (SPSS-files in zip archive)
Romania
- Data from Romania. Population 2 (SPSS-files in zip archive)
- Data from Romania. Population 4 (SPSS-files in zip archive)
Scotland
- Data from Scotland. Population 2 (SPSS-files in zip archive)
- Data from Scotland. Population 4 (SPSS-files in zip archive)
Sweden
USA
Instruments
French as a Foreign Language population 1-4
Contents
Contents for Populations 1 to 4, overview (pdf)
Scripts Listening - Speaking
Listening scripts for populations 1 to 4. English and French (pdf 1,9 MB)
Scoring Keys
Scoring keys for population 1 to 4 (pdf)
French Listening
Listening questionnaire for population 1 (pdf)
Listening questionnaire for population 2 (pdf)
Listening questionnaire for population 4 (pdf)
French Reading
Reading questionnaire for population 1 (pdf)
Reading questionnaire for population 2 (pdf)
Reading questionnaire for population 4 (pdf)
French Writing
Writing questionnaire for population 2 (pdf)
Writing questionnaire for population 4 (pdf)
French Speaking
Speaking questionnaire for population 1 (pdf)
Speaking questionnaire for population2 and 4 (pdf)
Teacher Questionnaire French as a Foreign Language
Teacher questionnaire for population 2 - Swedish special questionnaire (pdf 1.1 MB in Swedish)
Publications
International
Carroll, J. B. (1975). The teaching of French as a foreign language in eight countries V.
Studies before 1995
- Pilot Twelve-Country Study (External link)
- First International Mathematics Study 1964 (External link)
- Second International Mathematics Study 1980 (External link)
- Second International Science Study 1984 (External link)
- Written Composition Study 1985 (External link)
- Reading Literacy Study 1991 (External link)