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Sparks, Richard L.; Ganschow, Leonore – Foreign Language Annals, 2007
Fifty-four students were followed over 10 years and tested with native language measures in first through fifth grades and measures of foreign language aptitude and foreign language proficiency in high school. All students had completed two years of Spanish, French, or German. Students were divided into three groups based on their scores on the…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), French, Spanish, German
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Frantzen, Diana; Magnan, Sally Sieloff – Foreign Language Annals, 2005
This study considered true beginners and false beginners in first-semester university French and Spanish classes to: (a) determine whether true beginners and false beginners differ in anxiety, grades, and plans to continue language study; and (b) identify classroom factors that foster anxiety or comfort. Students completed a questionnaire that…
Descriptors: Anxiety, French, Spanish, Second Language Instruction