§The American
Secondary School system
typically encourages
only 2 years
of foreign language
study.
§Very few students are able to work their way through these 2 year grammar courses.
Limitations on Learning in the Secondary FL
Classroom
§ Less
than 5% of
all students studying
L2 are
able to endure
the stressful nature
of second language study = drop out rate of 95%.
(Asher, 1996)