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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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Fukuda, Makiko – Foreign Language Annals, 2014
The present study revealed the dynamic process of speech development in a domestic immersion program by seven adult beginning learners of Japanese. The speech data were analyzed with fluency, accuracy, and complexity measurements at group, interindividual, and intraindividual levels. The results revealed the complex nature of language development…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Japanese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Allen, Linda Quinn – Foreign Language Annals, 2010
This article adds to the limited body of research on study abroad for experienced world/foreign language teachers. It describes a 3-week institute sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities that took place in Lyon, France, during summer 2007. The study examines the institute's impact on a wide spectrum of the professional lives of the…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Study Abroad
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Lear, Darcy W. – Foreign Language Annals, 2005
This qualitative case study examined the Spanish linguistic needs of working health care professionals. Data from observation field notes, interviews, document analysis, and member checks were coded, triangulated, and analyzed following the premises of grounded theory. Results indicated that participants were able to produce routinely used words…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Semantics, Language Research, Lifelong Learning