Orientations in Second Language Acquisition: I. The Effects of Ethnicity, Milieu, and Target Language on Their Emergence.

Clement, Richard; Kruidenier, Bastian G.

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ERIC Number: EJ288278

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Publication Date: 1983

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Orientations in Second Language Acquisition: I. The Effects of Ethnicity, Milieu, and Target Language on Their Emergence.

Clement, Richard; Kruidenier, Bastian G.

Language Learning, v33 n3 p273-91 Sep 1983

A study attempting to disambiguate earlier research on personality orientations and second language learning assessed the influence of ethnicity (English v. French), milieu (unicultural v. multicultural), and target second language (French, English, or Spanish) on the emergence of eighth graders' orientations toward the second language learning task. (MSE)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Environment, English, Ethnicity, French, Junior High Schools, Language Attitudes, Learning Motivation, Literature Reviews, Personality Traits, Predictor Variables, Second Language Learning, Spanish, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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