11 48. provides opportunities for students to use the target language both within and beyond the school setting. For each of the following statements regarding foreign language teaching and learning in a classroom setting, please indicate the extent to which you agree with each statement by checking the appropriate box on the scale. If you find any items to be redundant, too obvious, or unclear in any way, please make comments in the right column. Did not respond Strongly disagree Disagree Uncertain Agree Strongly agree 1. Adult learners will rarely, if ever, achieve native-like proficiency in a foreign language.
Adults learn a foreign language in a manner similar to the way they learned their first language.
Foreign language learners should be corrected when they make grammatical mistakes. A foreign language is learned mainly by repeated practice of correct forms. A foreign language is learned predominantly by imitating correct models of the language. Most of the mistakes learners make are due to differences between the target language and their native language. Aspects of the target language that are taught are more difficult to use in natural communication than aspects of the target language that are learned in natural communication.