Foreign Language Competence: A Strategic Research Proposal

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51). The second part of the mixed methodology will consist of survey of a convenience sample of Libyan youths to determine what they feel is the most important foreign language for them to learn and how such instruction could best be accomplished within the existing Libyan public school infrastructure. This part of the mixed methodology is also highly congruent with a number of social researchers who emphasize the need to incorporate both secondary and primary research into such research projects whenever possible. For instance, Dennis and Harris (2002) report that, "Primary data are information that is being collected for the first time in order to address a specific research problem. This means that it is likely to be directly relevant to the research, unlike secondary data, which may be out of date or collected for a totally different purpose. Ideally, an effective research project should incorporate both primary and...

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The anticipated results of the proposed study will provide a valuable snapshot of the current situation in Libya as it pertains to the delivery of foreign language instruction and will lend itself to ready interpolation concerning how best to proceed to improve foreign language competence among the nation's youth and eventually the business community alike.

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Dennis, Charles and Lisa Harris. 2002. Marketing the e-Business. London: Routledge.

Gratton, C., and Ian Jones. 2003. Research Methods for Sport Studies. New York: Routledge.

Libya. 2009. U.S. government: CIA World Factbook. [Online]. Available: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ly.html.

Neuman, W.L. 2003. Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches, 5th ed. New York: Allyn & Bacon.


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