French behind Bars: A Qualitative and Quantitative Examination of College French Teaching in Prison.

Salomone, Ann Masters

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ERIC Number: EJ485108

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Publication Date: 1994

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French behind Bars: A Qualitative and Quantitative Examination of College French Teaching in Prison.

Salomone, Ann Masters

Modern Language Journal, v78 n1 p76-84 Spr 1994

One instructor's experiences teaching French to prison inmates is recounted. Descriptions of the students, instructional environment, limitations of the textbook, and student creativity are accompanied by a quantitative analysis of the inmates' academic achievement. Their grades did not differ noticeably from those of students taught by the author on the campus. (Contains 16 references.) (LB)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Students, College Second Language Programs, Comparative Analysis, Correctional Education, Creativity, French, Higher Education, Prisoners, Second Language Instruction

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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