Another Look at Personality Motivation and Second Language Learning in a Bilingual Context.

Gayle, Grace M. H.

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Another Look at Personality Motivation and Second Language Learning in a Bilingual Context.

Gayle, Grace M. H.

Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v27 n2 p145-53 Jun 1981

In teaching French to English majority-group students in the Canadian bilingual setting, teachers must be sensitive to the students' natures and personalities. Because specific orientations and attitudes act as motivational supports during the language acquisition process, differential treatment of personality types during second language teaching is suggested. (CM)

Descriptors: Bilingualism, College Students, Cultural Influences, Cultural Interrelationships, Foreign Countries, French, Higher Education, Identification (Psychology), Motivation, Motivation Techniques, Personality Traits, Second Language Learning, Socioeconomic Influences

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