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Direct linkDerwing, Tracey M.; Munro, Murray J.; Thomson, Ron I. – Applied Linguistics, 2008
This longitudinal mixed-methods study compared the oral fluency of well-educated adult immigrants from Mandarin and Slavic language backgrounds (16 per group) enrolled in introductory English as a second language (ESL) classes. Speech samples were collected over a 2-year period, together with estimates of weekly English use. We also conducted…
Descriptors: Mandarin Chinese, Slavic Languages, Native Speakers, Immigrants
