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Peer reviewedThompson, Irene – Russian Language Journal, 1977
The roles of aptitude, attitude and motivation in language learning are discussed. A questionnaire distributed to college Russian students investigated attitudes toward Russian and reasons for studying the language. Both integrative-intrinsic and instrumental-utilitarian orientations toward Russian correlated positively with success in studying…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, College Students, Language Attitudes
