Why Study French? The Importance of Various Factors Acknowledged by First Year Students at the University of Melbourne.

Keuneman, Katrine Pilcher; Sagona, Sylvia

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

Peer reviewed

ERIC Number: EJ477721

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: ISSN-0155-0640

EISSN: N/A

Available Date: N/A

Why Study French? The Importance of Various Factors Acknowledged by First Year Students at the University of Melbourne.

Keuneman, Katrine Pilcher; Sagona, Sylvia

Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, v15 n2 p63-89 1992

Motivation to study French was examined among first-year students using an extrinsic/intrinsic dichotomy approach to classify motivations. Students were found to be motivated by a wide variety of reasons, with personal or intrinsic reasons dominating. (Contains five references.) (Author/LB)

Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Applied Linguistics, Foreign Countries, French, Higher Education, Learning Motivation, Locus of Control, Second Language Learning, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: English

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A

Author Affiliations: N/A