3.2. Sample
There were involved 92 first year students in Psychology and Educational Sciences from Transilvania University of Brasov, who took English classes at intermediate level as part of their compulsory curriculum. We chose this sample as they do not learn English for professional purposes, but as an instrument of personal and professional development. We also tested 39 students from the Facuty of Letters, who major in English. There were 103 females and 39 males involved, this lack of balance being due to the peculiarities of the groups of students involved.