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Mulder, Jean; Thomas, Caroline – English in Australia, 2021
Although "VCE English Language (EL)" has been offered for twenty years in Victoria, Australia, the subject, and especially students' experience of it, has had little evaluation. Using data from four surveys conducted across seven years with over 1500 Unit 3-4 "EL" students, augmented by VCAA enrolment data, a profile of…
Descriptors: Educational History, Written Language, Oral Language, Foreign Countries
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Hamman-Ortiz, Laura; Lichon, Katy; Roach, Clare; Harty, Patricia Salazar – Journal of Catholic Education, 2022
The purpose of this article is two-fold. First, we seek to make a case for the promise of dual language programs to enhance Catholic schooling and enrich educational opportunities for Latinx students. Second, we offer insights into the current landscape of Catholic schools with dual language programs, drawing upon data from a national survey…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Catholic Schools, Hispanic American Students, English (Second Language)
Tucker, James Thomas – NALEO Educational Fund, 2006
Broad agreement exists in the society about the desirability of U.S. residents speaking English. Policymakers, community and civic leaders, and social scientists--and especially non-English speakers themselves--agree that knowledge of English is the gateway to full participation in U.S. society and its many rewards. Yet learning a language is…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Adult Literacy
Al-Jarf, Reima – Online Submission, 2006
Year after year, EFL and translation programs at King Saud University are experiencing significant increases in female freshman student enrollments. This study aims to investigate the effect of female freshman student enrollment figures in EFL programs on student achievement and attitudes, program staffing, classroom instruction, management,…
Descriptors: Enrollment Trends, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Wichowski, Chester P.; Nunez, Frances – Online Submission, 2005
A survey was conducted among a population of 350 Career and Technical Education, CTE, teachers from 12 Career Technical Education Centers, CTC, sites in seven counties throughout Pennsylvania (return rate = 64%). The participating schools demographic settings, which were selected by the respondents, were closely divided between rural (37.9%) and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Measures (Individuals), Technical Education, Language Skills
Aldridge, Fiona – 2001
A representative sample of 4,000 adults aged 16 and over in all three nations of Great Britain were surveyed regarding the languages they currently speak, their current participation in language learning, and their future language-learning intentions. The following were among the key findings: (1) 29% of adults can speak one foreign language, and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Bilingualism, Blacks, Communicative Competence (Languages)