Research Survey Plan
The survey design for this research proposal is intended to examine the effects of various methodologies and strategies to improve second language acquisition in the Defense Language Institute's (DLI) program for Arabic language instruction. A mixed method of inquiry was chosen for this design in order to compare both the actual test scores of students undertaking the program and the qualitative experiences the students went through as a result of the various interventions.
Twenty military students will be selected at random among those signed up to take the DLI course for 41 weeks. The only stratification that will occur ...
