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The Social Psychology of Second Language Learning: Another Point of View.
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Genesee, Fred; And Others – Language Learning, 1983
English-speaking Canadian students were asked why they were learning French and why French-speaking Canadians wanted them to learn it, and the results were compared with their language proficiency and use. Students' expectations of motivational support from the French-Canadian community was a significant and sometimes unique predictor of…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Expectation, Foreign Countries, French