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Pimsleur, Paul; And Others – Etudes de Linguistique Appliquee, 1977
The speech rate of French and American radio broadcasters is compared in order to provide language teachers with an optimum speed. (AM)
Descriptors: French, Language Instruction, Listening Comprehension, Phonology
Download full textMcBride, Vearl G. – 1971
A total of 118 students were enrolled in the Multi-Language Rapid Reading Program, and by the end of 9 weeks they were able to read intermediate French and Spanish with rates up to 35,000 words per minute (w.p.m.) in Spanish and 25,000 w.p.m. in French. No student scored less than 750 w.p.m. in either language, with 65 percent the lowest…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Eye Movements, French, Reading Programs
