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Sparks, Richard L. – Multilingual Matters, 2022
This book traces and summarizes the author's theoretical insights and empirical findings in the field of foreign language education. The volume explores themes such as individual differences in L1 ability and their connection to L2 aptitude and L2 achievement, L2 anxiety as an affective or cognitive variable, and the relationship between L1 and L2…
Descriptors: Native Language, Second Languages, Second Language Instruction, Individual Differences
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Glenn, Norval D. – Sociology of Education, 1994
Analyzes national data and determines that an intercohort decline in vocabulary at all or most educational levels in recent years was closely related to an intercohort decline in newspaper reading. Includes six figures and four tables illustrating these conclusions. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Books, Educational Attainment, Employed Women