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- ISSN: 0098-6291
- E-ISSN: 1943-2356
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On Wine, Cheese, and the Superlative role of Time in the Acquisition of English as a Second Language
- Source: Teaching English in the Two-Year College, Volume 31, Issue 3, Mar 2004, p. 240 - 247
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- 01 Mar 2004
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Abstract
This article discusses the time needed for limited-English-proficient (LEP) students to acquire proficiency in academic English and offers suggestions for helping instructors elicit the best possible performance from their ESL students until they have had sufficient time to achieve fluency.
© 2004 by the National Council of Teachers of English