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Publication Date: 1996
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Teaching Languages to Students at Risk: A Case Study.
Gould, Melissa
Babel: Australia, v31 n3 p4-9 Oct-Dec 1996
Examines how low achieving Australian students fit into the foreign language classroom beyond Year 7, and whether the course content or teaching method should be altered. Reviews the students' reasons for continuing language study, their feelings about certain teaching and learning strategies, exercises and activities, their perceptions of their own performance, and their chances at academic success. (eight references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Class Activities, Course Content, Foreign Countries, High Risk Students, Learning Strategies, Low Achievement, Second Language Instruction, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Student Reaction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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