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Peer reviewedCotterall, Sara – System, 1999
Studied the language-learning beliefs of a group of students enrolled in an English for academic purposes course. Drew on results of an earlier study of language-learning beliefs that used factor analysis to identify six dimensions underlying learner responses to a questionnaire, and explored the relationship between each factor and autonomous…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), English for Academic Purposes
Peer reviewedMurray, Garold; Kouritzin, Sandra – System, 1997
Examines the potential for autonomous learning programs to address the problems of first (minority) language loss. The article outlines personal, political, and practical arguments for preventing such loss during second-language acquisition; describes an autonomous program in Canada addressing these issues; and discusses the implications of these…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, French
