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Milton, James; Meara, Paul – Language Learning Journal, 1998
Examined the foreign-language-learning abilities of 14- to 15-year olds in Britain, Germany, and Greece. Comparison of results from tests of students' foreign vocabulary knowledge indicated that British students had only one-third to one-half of the foreign language vocabulary knowledge of Greek and German students. They also spent less time…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries