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Business People and Foreign Language Learning.

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Giersche, Britta – Language Learning Journal, 1995

This article aims to outline business people's characteristics as adult learners regarding motivation, experience, and self-directedness in learning; to describe advantages and problems that arise from these when teaching foreign language vocational courses; and to explore the implications of this situation for foreign language adult educators.…

Descriptors: Adult Students, Career Education, Change Agents, Cooperative Learning

Target Language Use in Italy.

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Macaro, Ernesto – Language Learning Journal, 1995

Presents the results of a research project involving language teachers in Italy, their use of the target language (TL) and its interrelationship with collaborative and independent learning. The investigation was conducted by asking 21 Italian teachers of English to fill in a questionnaire concerning their beliefs regarding classroom use of TL. (15…

Descriptors: Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Course Objectives, English (Second Language)