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ERIC Number: EJ579745
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0957-1736
Are the British Really Bad at Learning Foreign Languages?
Milton, James; Meara, Paul
Language Learning Journal, n18 p68-76 Dec 1998
Examined the foreign-language-learning abilities of 14- to 15-year olds in Britain, Germany, and Greece. Comparison of results from tests of students' foreign vocabulary knowledge indicated that British students had only one-third to one-half of the foreign language vocabulary knowledge of Greek and German students. They also spent less time learning and had lower set language goals. (SM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, French, Grade 10, High School Students, High Schools, Language Skills, Language Tests, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Testing, Underachievement, Vocabulary Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Germany; Greece; United Kingdom