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Weissberg, Robert C.; Stuve, Mark – System, 1979
Reports on an experiment, conducted on 63 students of English, which sought to determine whether certain students within heterogeneous population groups can be expected to make significantly more rapid gains than others, and whether scores on a standardized proficiency test can identify students who will make greater or lesser gains. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Intensive Language Courses, Language Ability, Language Proficiency
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Williams, Jessica – System, 2001
Explores episodes of classroom interaction in which there is unplanned attention to form. Data consist of periodic recordings of learners in intensive English classes over a period of 8 weeks. Analysis of data points to a strong connection between attention to form and subsequent use of those forms and indicates that this connection is affected by…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, English (Second Language), Grammar, Intensive Language Courses
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Oxford, Rebecca L.; Ehrman, Madeline E. – System, 1995
This study examined the relationship between language learning strategies and factors such as proficiency, teacher perceptions, gender, aptitude, learning style, personality, and motivation among 520 adults studying various languages at the Foreign Service Institute. It found a low but significant relationship between cognitive strategy use and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Age Differences, Anxiety