Coleman, J. A. (1995). Progress, proficiency and motivation among British university language learners. CLCS Occasional Paper No.40. University of Portsmouth.

10 Conclusion

The conclusions on proficiency, progress and motivation drawn from the Oktobertest data may be reinforced or refined by new data. In the third stage of the survey, currently under way, the C‑Test, accompanied by a revised and expanded questionnaire, is being administered to over twenty thousand students in six EU countries. The survey, a joint research project of the Universities of Portsmouth, Duisburg and Bochum, has received funding from the Commission of the European Communities under its LINGUA programme, and from the British Council and the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst under their Academic Research Collaboration Programme. The research team is grateful to its funders and to staff and students who have participated in all stages of the survey. Institutions and individuals cannot be identified for reasons of confidentiality, but without them there could be no research data.

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