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Azzolini, D.; Campregher, S.; Madia, J. E. – Research Papers in Education, 2022
This paper provides a comparative analysis of the drivers of English Language Competence (ELC) in a representative sample of European adolescents. School factors -- such as English instruction time and English onset -- are found to play an important role, especially in countries whose official languages are more distant from English. However,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Skills, Adolescents, Second Language Instruction
Covacevich, Catalina; Vargas, Jimena – OECD Publishing, 2021
Research has shown that foreign languages can be an important driver towards better job opportunities. This is more likely to be the case if young people take foreign languages into account when developing their career and educational expectations. These expectations depend greatly on the context and the opportunities students perceive to be…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Student Attitudes, Cross Cultural Studies