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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Mady, Callie – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquee, 2007
Recently arrived English as a second language (ESL) students were compared to their unilingual and multilingual Canadian-born peers on measures of French proficiency. All of the participants were enrolled in secondary core French (CF)--the ESL students were studying introductory French, whereas the Canadian-born students were in Grade 9 CF, their…
Descriptors: Verbal Communication, Speech Communication, Listening Comprehension Tests, Multilingualism
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Kissau, Scott – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquee, 2006
The present article is part of a large-scale study conducted in Ontario that investigated gender differences in motivation to learn French. However, for this particular article second language (L2) motivation theory is the primary focus. Over the past 30 years of research, the study of L2 motivation has evolved. There appears to be a definite…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Motivation, Measures (Individuals)