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Jaekel, Nils; Schurig, Michael; Florian, Merle; Ritter, Markus – Language Learning, 2017
Foreign language education has now been implemented at the elementary school level across Europe, and early foreign language education has gained traction following language policies set by the European Commission. The long-term effects of an early start, however, have not received ample scientific scrutiny. The present study assessed early…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Grade 5, Grade 7, Foreign Countries

Genesee, F. – Language Learning, 1976
Concerns research undertaken to assess the role of intelligence, as measured by standardized, group I.Q. tests, in the acquisition of a second language. Reading and language usage tests correlated with I.Q. level; tests of listening comprehension and interpersonal communication did not for anglophone students learning French. (Author/POP)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, French, Intelligence Quotient, Language Instruction

Kraemer, Roberta; Zisenwine, David – Language Learning, 1989
Investigation of the attitudes of 1,252 children in grades 4 through 12 toward studying Hebrew at their private Jewish school in South Africa measured attitudes toward language learning, traditional orientations, nationalist orientations, motivation, and self-rated proficiency. Results showed that attitudes decreased in positive value over the 9…
Descriptors: Afrikaans, Cross Sectional Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, English

Schoonen, Rob; Hulstijn, Jan; Bossers, Bart – Language Learning, 1998
Discusses a study of grades six, eight, and ten students in the Netherlands to whom grade-appropriate measures of reading comprehension and vocabulary knowledge were administered in their native language, Dutch, as well as in English. The aim was to explore relative contributions to native language and foreign language reading comprehension of a…
Descriptors: Dutch, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries

Drake, Glendon F. – Language Learning, 1975
An examination of seminal studies in sociolinguistics and bilingualism serves as a basis for setting the parameters for the language planning response to the Lau decision. The studies discussed are primarily those of W. E. Lambert and the Unesco report, "The Use of Vernacular Languages in Education..." (MS)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education

Corson, David – Language Learning, 1997
Examines the learning and use of academic English words by students who differ socioculturally. Argues that the Greco-Latin vocabulary of English offers various levels of potential difficulty for students from different class, cultural, or linguistic social factions. Infers some changes to practices in native and second language academic English…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)

van Hell, Janet G.; Mahn, Andrea Candia – Language Learning, 1997
Examined the efficacy of the keyword method versus rote rehearsal in learning foreign language vocabulary. Findings revealed that in experienced foreign language learners, rote learners' performance excelled that of keyword learners, whereas in experienced learners, rote and keyword learners recalled the same proportion of words, although the…
Descriptors: College Students, Drills (Practice), Dutch, Elementary Secondary Education