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Willingness To Communicate, Social Support, and Language Learning Orientations of Immersion Students.
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MacIntyre, Peter D.; Baker, Susan C.; Clement, Richard; Conrod, Sarah – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2001
Hypothesized that orientations toward language learning (L2) as well as social support would influence students willingness to communicate (WTC) in a second language. Grade 9 L2 students of French immersion participated in the study. Results showed endorsement of all five orientations (travel, job related, friendship with Francophones, personal…
Descriptors: French, Grade 9, Immersion Programs, Learning Motivation
Why Are You Learning a Second Language? Motivational Orientations and Self-Determination Theory.
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Noels, Kimberly A.; Pelletier, Luc G.; Clement, Richard; Vallerand, Robert J. – Language Learning, 2000
Assesses the validity and reliability of a scale of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation for second language learning, and examines the relations between these types of motivation and the four orientations discussed by Clement and Kruidenier (1983). Results are discussed with reference to how intrinsic and extrinsic motivation are relevant to…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Learning Motivation, Questionnaires, Rating Scales
Why Are You Learning a Second Language? Motivational Orientations and Self-Determination Theory.
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Noels, Kimberly A.; Pelletier, Luc G.; Clement, Richard; Vallerand, Robert J. – Language Learning, 2003
Examined self-determination theory (SDT) in the language learning context. Involved the development of a valid and reliable instrument to assess different subtypes of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and explored the link between these motivational sub-types and various orientations to language learning. Showed instrumental orientation and the…
Descriptors: College Students, English, French, Higher Education
Intrinsic, Extrinsic, and Integrative Orientations of French Canadian Learners of English.
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Noels, Kimberly A.; Clement, Richard; Pelletier, Luc G. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2001
Replicates previous research on intrinsic and extrinsic motivation for language learning in French Canadian students of English and considers the relations between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and integrative orientation. Quebecois university students completed a questionnaire addressing their reasons for learning English. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, French Canadians
Sex and Age Effects on Willingness To Communicate, Anxiety, Perceived Competence, and L2 Motivation Among Junior High School French Immersion Students.
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MacIntyre, Peter D.; Baker, Susan C.; Clement, Richard; Donovan, Leslie A. – Language Learning, 2003
Reports a cross-sectional study of second language communication among students in a junior high French late immersion program. Effects of language, sex, and grade on willingness to communicate (WTC), anxiety, perceived communication competence, and frequency of communication in French and on attitude/motivation variables are examined globally and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Communication Apprehension, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cross Sectional Studies