Study Of Initial Entry Student Attrition From Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center

Author : Robert E. Anderson
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ISBN 13 : 9781423566571
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Study of Initial Entry Student Attrition from Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center written by Robert E. Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1997-09-01 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) trains students in foreign languages for the Department of Defense. The majority of the students in the basic courses of instruction are enlisted personnel with less than one year of military service. This study analyzes attrition from the basic language courses in an attempt to clarify an observed increase in attrition for fiscal years 1994 to 1996. Students who attrit from languages that are difficult for native English speaking students to learn are sometimes enrolled in the easier basic Spanish course. DLIFLC management was interested in evaluating the effect this influx of previously attritted students had on the attrition from the basic Spanish course. The population of DLIFLC students is described by graphically displaying how attrition is related to several variables which describe the students. Analysis of attrition from four specific languages of varying difficulty and the basic Spanish course was performed using binary tree classification. Results show the variation in attrition for fiscal years 1994 to 1996 was consistent with historical data and students who entered the Spanish course after attritting from another language affected attrition for administrative reasons, but not for academic reasons.

Author : Rozaida Abdul Rauf
Publisher : Penerbit USM
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Written Language In Intermission of Malaysia Learners of English (Penerbit USM) written by Rozaida Abdul Rauf and published by Penerbit USM. This book was released on with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In preparing this book, the author's aim has been to create a current and introductory level text to acquint readers with the core concepts that constitute the discipline of language attrition. Thus far, no book of this kind has been published in the Malaysian context. In fact, the issue of the English language for a book like this is also limited. This book was designed to be used in both undergraduate and graduate courses in linguistics, and as referrals or general reading. Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia

Author : Bree E. Whelan
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Workshop on Language Student Attrition written by Bree E. Whelan and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Seventy individuals from Government agencies (military and civilian), academia, and contractor organizations attended all or parts of a Workshop on student Attrition held at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) in Monterey, CA 22-24 August 2001. The goals of the workshop were to: (1) Assess the level of DLIFLC linguist attrition. (2) Analyze the causes and patterns of attrition. (3) Recommend ways to improve the rate of attrition. This report is the proceedings of the workshop. It provides documentation of papers and briefings presented to workshop participants, along with recommendations for reducing attrition that were generated by the participants."--Report documentation page.

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Total Pages : 65 pages
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Download or read book A Statistical Analysis of Individual Success After Successful Completion of Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center Training written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) trains students in various foreign languages and dialects for the Department of Defense (DOD). The majority of students are firstterm enlistees in the basic program. This study uses classification trees and logistic regression to understand the military, academic and personal characteristics that influence first-term success after successfully completing DLIFLC training. Success was defined as completing a firstterm enlistment contract and maintenance of language proficiency. DLIFLC management was interested in the difference in success for individuals that graduated DLIFLC via the different training pipelines. Students graduate by completing the program as originally assigned, or by recycling, relanguaging or taking DLPT enhancement training multiple times and in multiple combinations due to various academic, administrative or other reasons. 63% of students graduated. Only 45% of those that graduated were successful post-DLIFLC. Results identified several factors influential in predicting success; the factors were service affiliation, contract lengths and gender. Training pipelines were slightly influential. Individuals in the Army had the worst odds of success. Contract lengths greater than four years had lower odds of success. Males had higher odds of success than females." p. i.

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Total Pages : 938 pages
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Author : Steven Berbeco
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137528508
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Foreign Language Education in America written by Steven Berbeco and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreign language teaching in America today falls into three distinct fields of influence and interest: public and private schools, college and other post-secondary programs, and courses for adult learners. At a time when academics and instructors in each of these fields seek to answer similar questions, too few published resources recognize and address the parallels among them. In response, Foreign Language Education in America is an edited book with contributions that represent the diversity in foreign language education today, including perspectives from elementary, middle schools, high schools, university-level courses, summer programs, federal government, and international learning. This is a practical guide to the state of the field that fills a much-needed gap for scholars, researchers, administrators, and practitioners who are looking for a resource that describes effective practices across the field.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Military Construction Appropriations
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1338 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Total Pages : 836 pages
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Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 836 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 944 pages
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Author : Kathryn J. Lindholm-Leary
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 9781853595318
Total Pages : 384 pages
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Download or read book Dual Language Education written by Kathryn J. Lindholm-Leary and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dual language education is a program that combines language minority and language majority students for instruction through two languages. This book provides the conceptual background for the program and discusses major implementation issues. Research findings summarize language proficiency and achievement outcomes from 8000 students at 20 schools, along with teacher and parent attitudes.