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Peer reviewedLapkin, Sharon; Harley, Birgit; Hart, Doug – Learning Languages, 1997
Summarizes a study on block scheduling for second-language programs among Canadian middle school students. Results show that students studying French on a block schedule (e.g., one-half day instruction over a 10-week period) performed better on standardized tests than did control students who received standard 40-minute per day French instruction.…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Case Studies, Foreign Countries, French
