Descriptor
French | 1 |
Grade 9 | 1 |
High Schools | 1 |
Language Proficiency | 1 |
Language Skill Attrition | 1 |
Language Styles | 1 |
Recall (Psychology) | 1 |
Second Language Learning | 1 |
Time Factors (Learning) | 1 |
Source
Language Learning | 1 |
Author
Gardner, R. C. | 1 |
Moorcroft, R. | 1 |
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 1 |
Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Moorcroft, R.; Gardner, R. C. – Language Learning, 1987
Investigation of the linguistic features lost in oral French over a vacation period by English-speaking ninth graders (N=89) revealed significant reductions in total time, speaking time, number of pauses, quantity of production, and grammatical accuracy on tasks requiring production of discourse, suggesting a general deterioration in language…
Descriptors: French, Grade 9, High Schools, Language Proficiency