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Willingness To Communicate, Social Support, and Language Learning Orientations of Immersion Students.
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MacIntyre, Peter D.; Baker, Susan C.; Clement, Richard; Conrod, Sarah – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2001
Hypothesized that orientations toward language learning (L2) as well as social support would influence students willingness to communicate (WTC) in a second language. Grade 9 L2 students of French immersion participated in the study. Results showed endorsement of all five orientations (travel, job related, friendship with Francophones, personal…
Descriptors: French, Grade 9, Immersion Programs, Learning Motivation
Why Are You Learning a Second Language? Motivational Orientations and Self-Determination Theory.
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Noels, Kimberly A.; Pelletier, Luc G.; Clement, Richard; Vallerand, Robert J. – Language Learning, 2000
Assesses the validity and reliability of a scale of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation for second language learning, and examines the relations between these types of motivation and the four orientations discussed by Clement and Kruidenier (1983). Results are discussed with reference to how intrinsic and extrinsic motivation are relevant to…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Learning Motivation, Questionnaires, Rating Scales
Why Are You Learning a Second Language? Motivational Orientations and Self-Determination Theory.
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Noels, Kimberly A.; Pelletier, Luc G.; Clement, Richard; Vallerand, Robert J. – Language Learning, 2003
Examined self-determination theory (SDT) in the language learning context. Involved the development of a valid and reliable instrument to assess different subtypes of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and explored the link between these motivational sub-types and various orientations to language learning. Showed instrumental orientation and the…
Descriptors: College Students, English, French, Higher Education
Orientations to Learning German: The Effects of Language Heritage on Second-Language Acquisition.
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Noels, Kimberly A.; Clement, Richard – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1989
A study of college students' motivation for learning, and other social-psychological aspects of second language learning, found students learn German for instrumental, friendship, travel, identification/influence, and knowledge reasons. Fluency was related to motivation, and students of German heritage had higher self-confidence in the German…
Descriptors: College Students, Cultural Background, Family Characteristics, Foreign Countries
Intrinsic, Extrinsic, and Integrative Orientations of French Canadian Learners of English.
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Noels, Kimberly A.; Clement, Richard; Pelletier, Luc G. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2001
Replicates previous research on intrinsic and extrinsic motivation for language learning in French Canadian students of English and considers the relations between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and integrative orientation. Quebecois university students completed a questionnaire addressing their reasons for learning English. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, French Canadians
Motivational Characteristics of Francophones Learning English: Predictive and Descriptive Aspects.
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Clement, Richard – 1978
Four studies were conducted to determine the effect of motivational characteristics on the English achievement of French-speaking Canadians. An attitude/motivation battery covering 38 variables was administered to 304 secondary school students in Montreal. A factor analysis was performed which reveals four dimensions: integrative motive,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Measures, Educational Research, English (Second Language)
Orientations in Second Language Acquisition: I. The Effects of Ethnicity, Milieu, and Target Language on Their Emergence.
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Clement, Richard; Kruidenier, Bastian G. – Language Learning, 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…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Environment, English, Ethnicity
Sex and Age Effects on Willingness To Communicate, Anxiety, Perceived Competence, and L2 Motivation Among Junior High School French Immersion Students.
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MacIntyre, Peter D.; Baker, Susan C.; Clement, Richard; Donovan, Leslie A. – Language Learning, 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…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Communication Apprehension, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cross Sectional Studies
The Effect of Context on the Composition and Role of Orientations in Second Language Acquisition.
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Kruidenier, Bastian G.; Clement, Richard – 1986
A Canadian study of student orientation (integrative, instrumental, or other) and its relationship to second language learning motivation and sociocultural factors in the learning environment is discussed. The study compared the orientations and stated reasons for studying a second language of over 800 grade 11 students with data on three…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Environment
Attitudes et motivation d'etudiants de l'est du Quebec a l'egard de l'apprentissage de l'anglais, langue seconde (Attitudes and Motivation Among Students in Eastern Quebec with regard to the Learning of English as a Second Language). Research Bulletin, No. 11.
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Clement, Richard – 1977
This study was undertaken to determine motivational factors connected with the learning of English by francophone students living in a milieu where there is little contact with anglophones. Research is reviewed which supports the contention that the attitudinal/motivational dimension, or integrative motivation, bears an important relationship to…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Anxiety, Classroom Research, Cognitive Processes