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English as a Forgotten Language.
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Porte, Graeme – ELT Journal, 1999
Examined how living outside native-language environments, and subsequent language attrition, affected the language model provided by native speakers teaching English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) in Spain. Surveys indicated that the first language was a changeable system susceptible to the pervasive influence of the second language and to the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education