It is also clear that whatever gains there might have been with the majors were ‘washed out’ by the many other courses which they were taking
concurrently. Some might claim that it would have been wiser to alter the content of all classes during the week so that clearer results could
have been obtained. This, however, would have resulted in an artificial curriculum, one which would not normally exist at a university. Since
English majors would take TOEIC preparation as only one element of their course of study, our model closely approximates a possible
implementation.