Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ669729
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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Sex and Age Effects on Willingness To Communicate, Anxiety, Perceived Competence, and L2 Motivation Among Junior High School French Immersion Students.
MacIntyre, Peter D.; Baker, Susan C.; Clement, Richard; Donovan, Leslie A.
Language Learning, v53 n1 p137-65 2003
Reports a cross-sectional study of second language communication among students in a junior high French late immersion program. Effects of language, sex, and grade on willingness to communicate (WTC), anxiety, perceived communication competence, and frequency of communication in French and on attitude/motivation variables are examined globally and at each grade level. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Communication Apprehension, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cross Sectional Studies, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, French, Immersion Programs, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Learning Motivation, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Special issue: Attitudes, Orientations, and Motivations in Language Learning.
