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Kozaki, Yoko; Ross, Steven J. – Language Learning, 2011
Learning context has increasingly been postulated to exert an influence on the dynamics of individual differences in language learning. In a longitudinal design that tested the proficiency gains of 1,682 learners over a 2-year foreign language program, a multilevel modeling approach was deployed in this study to account for variation in second…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Learning Motivation, Individual Differences, Context Effect
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Serrano, Raquel – Language Learning, 2011
This article analyzes whether the distribution of the hours of classroom practice has any effect on students' foreign language gains by comparing two types of EFL (English as a foreign language) programs: one in which the hours of instruction are distributed in long sessions over a short period (intensive course) and another in which the students…
Descriptors: African Languages, Vocabulary Development, Speech Skills, English (Second Language)