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Peer reviewedHoare, Rachel – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2000
Outlines a research project conducted in Brittany in 1994 and 1995. The object was to investigate the attitudes of young people in Brittany (ages 8-18) toward varieties of language in the region, using a questionnaire survey and interviews. A brief description of the project is followed by a discussion of the sociolinguistic situation in France.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedEnsz, Kathleen Y. – Foreign Language Annals, 1986
Native French speakers (N=56) were critical of French slang expressions spoken by French youths. A previous study found that the native speakers considered Americans' use of the same slang even less acceptable, suggesting the need for careful consideration of teaching such terms in French-language classrooms. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Foreign Countries, French
