A Macro-Study on the Impact of "Method" on Second Language Acquisition.

Landolfi, Liliana

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Publication Date: 1991

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A Macro-Study on the Impact of "Method" on Second Language Acquisition.

Landolfi, Liliana

Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, v22 n1 p99-112 Jan-Apr 1991

Discusses research to determine whether the methodology used in English-as-a-Second-Language classes affected scores on the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills. Test results of students in a Los Angeles school district exposed to a comprehension-based approach were compared to those exposed to a grammar-based approach. (21 references) (CFM)

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Bilingual Students, Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students, English (Second Language), Grammar Translation Method, Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods, Test Results, Testing

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills

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