High School Foreign Language Study and College Academic Performance.

Wiley, Patricia Davis

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ERIC Number: EJ310204

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1985

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High School Foreign Language Study and College Academic Performance.

Wiley, Patricia Davis

Classical Outlook, v62 n2 p33-36 Dec-Jan 1984-85

Examines the correlation between high school foreign language study and success in college. Found that those who studied Latin, French, German, or Spanish in high school may be expected to perform better academically in college than students of equal academic ability who do not take a foreign language. (SED)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, French, German, High Schools, Higher Education, Language Enrollment, Latin, Second Language Learning, Spanish

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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