Examines the development of a pilot questionnaire used for a series of investigations into aspects of language learning in further and higher education. The questionnaire was administered to over 3,000 learners of French, Spanish, German, English, and Russian attending 12 British universities and 6 schools/colleges of further education. (16…

This article reports the results of a pilot study of the characteristics and motivation for studying of a group of 20 part-time students who enrolled in a new "Diploma in German Studies and Business and Commercial German." Students were given a questionnaire relating to background, motivation, and attitudes regarding difficulties in the…