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Peer reviewedGanschow, Leonore; Sparks, Richard – Modern Language Journal, 1996
Examines the relationship between anxiety and native-language skill and foreign-language aptitude measures among high school foreign-language learners using the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS). Findings suggest that skill in one's native language may affect aptitude for learning a foreign language and that the FLCAS may provide an…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Anxiety, Females, High School Students
Peer reviewedSparks, Richard L.; Ganschow, Leonore – Foreign Language Annals, 1995
Discusses a questionnaire designed to measure parents' perceptions of their child's developmental and academic histories, classroom learning characteristics, and previous foreign language learning. Results suggest parents' perceptions may provide helpful screening information to foreign language teachers. (51 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Development, Group Instruction, Language Aptitude
