An examination of the relationship between high school English grade point average (GPA) and Michigan Test of English Language Proficiency (MTELP) test results for 154 English-second-language students (ESL) from 5 high schools in American Samoa indicated the validity of the MTELP as a measure of English language achievement for ESL high school graduates.
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