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Personality, Motivation, and Second Language Learning.

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Gayle, Grace M. H. – Canadian Journal of Education, 1981

Examined relationship between field dependence/independence and motivational factors in second language (French) learning for 414 Ontario (Canada) university undergraduates. Implied the relationship between degree of psychological differentiation and the second language acquisition task is multifactorial in nature. Suggested extreme field…

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Higher Education, Learning Motivation

Another Look at Personality Motivation and Second Language Learning in a Bilingual Context.

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Gayle, Grace M. H. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1981

In teaching French to English majority-group students in the Canadian bilingual setting, teachers must be sensitive to the students' natures and personalities. Because specific orientations and attitudes act as motivational supports during the language acquisition process, differential treatment of personality types during second language teaching…

Descriptors: Bilingualism, College Students, Cultural Influences, Cultural Interrelationships