Prof. Dr. Marjolijn H. Verspoor Chair English Language and Culture Department University of Groningen Netherlands

After having compared large groups of junior high school students in the Netherlands receiving either a traditional approach (in which the target language is not spoken much) or AIM in their French lessons, there is no doubt that AIM is more effective. The AIM learners are more proficient in both spoken and written French.  Moreover, they like their lessons better!