<span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222;background:white">Dear Colleagues,</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"><br>

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<span style="background:white">     I am writing to ask for your
assistance in locating studies for a meta-analysis I am conducting for the
Special Operations Forces Language Office (SOFLO) on how foreign language
training duration impacts skill level retention. The goal of this study is to
determine the relationships between the length of the initial foreign language
learning/training and learners’ proficiency levels at various retention
intervals following the conclusion of the initial learning/training (e.g.,
immediately afterwards, several weeks later, 1 year later, etc.).</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">     I am specifically interested
in adult populations (military, corporate samples); however, am also including
k-12 and college samples. Additionally, we are not limiting our search to any
specific foreign language. Do you know of any studies that provide this type of
information using these kinds of samples? I am looking for published or
unpublished studies, technical reports, conference presentations/posters,
briefings and theses/dissertations related to this specific topic. Any
assistance you can provide in directing me to these types of studies is greatly
appreciated. Please note that your work will be cited in the list of included
studies, providing an additional recognition of your primary research.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">     If you do have (or know of)
something that might be relevant, please email (</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="mailto:mborneman@swa-consulting.com"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1155cc;background:white">mborneman@swa-consulting.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222;background:white">) or call me at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="tel:919-835-1562%20ext.%207010" value="+19198351562"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1155cc;background:white">919-835-1562 ext. 7010</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222;background:white">. Thank you for your help!</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"><br>

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