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ERIC Number: EJ185019
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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How Important Is Instruction?
Krashen, Stephen D.; And Others
English Language Teaching Journal, 32, 4, 257-61, Jul 78
Research at Queens College involving 116 English as a second language students revealed that proficiency in English, measured by a variety of tests, is more closely related to amount of formal instruction than to years spent in an English-speaking country, although a significant relationship exists between proficiency and each factor. (CFM)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Educational Environment, English (Second Language), Environmental Influences, Experiential Learning, Foreign Students, Higher Education, Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, Language Research, Language Tests, Second Language Learning
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