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A Study of the Attitudes, Motives, and Strategies of University Foreign-Language Students and Their Disposition to Authentic Oral and Written Input.

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Bacon, Susan M.; Finneman, Michael D. – Modern Language Journal, 1990

The responses of 938 first year Spanish students at 2 major midwestern universities to a survey regarding their motivation and strategies for learning Spanish identified several affective factors that were associated with students' reactions to the use of authentic instructional materials. (28 references) (CB)

Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Language Enrichment

Listening for Real in the Foreign-Language Classroom.

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Bacon, Susan M. – Foreign Language Annals, 1989

Novice second-language learners can understand and benefit from authentic reading and listening language texts that are not typically introduced until students have intermediate or advanced language skills. Early exposure to such texts can help learners develop useful listening strategies for more complex tasks. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Instructional Materials, Language Enrichment, Language Proficiency