A Multivariate Experiment in Foreign Language Teaching.

Wilkinson, Rosemary

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Publication Date: 1980

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A Multivariate Experiment in Foreign Language Teaching.

Wilkinson, Rosemary

Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, v12 n2 p3-14 May-Aug 1980

Describes research done at the University of Liverpool with undergraduates learning beginning German to compare the effectiveness of grammar-translation and audiolingual teaching methods. Discusses lack of experimental support for the hypothesis that the learners' background in arts or science can be correlated with the comparative effectiveness of the two methods. (MES)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Audiolingual Methods, German, Grammar Translation Method, Higher Education, Liberal Arts, Majors (Students), Sciences, Second Language Instruction

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Language: English

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