3.3.2 General Findings
Phase one ofthe evaluation lasted from January 1991 until the end of 1992 and
preliminary findings from this initial phase were reported as 'pupils' enjoyment of
learning a foreign language' and a widespread feeling that the projects were
producing 'encouraging results' (Low et al., 1993). Pupils who began a foreign
language at primary school seemed to have some advantage over those who
had not but researchers also claimed that any definite conclusions could not be
drawn:
"...informants were cautious about claiming general or lasting linguistic gains
although it was widely considered that some such gains had been made."
(Lowet al., 1993:41)
The final report (1995) is more specific about particular achievements and
states that the project pupils' advantage was most evident:
"...in pronunciation, intonation, complexity Ofstructure, ability to sustain
patterns of initiation and response, and readiness to use communication
strategies." (Low et al., 1995:1)
Findings reported in a later publication state that the project pupils:
"...produced somewhat larger utterances, made more use of communication
strategies, showed higher levels of motivation and were more ready to initiate
and answer in class." (Johnstone, 1996: 173)
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