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Peer reviewedHammer, Elisabeth – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1972
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Language Instruction, Language Tests, Russian
Peer reviewedThompson, Irene – Russian Language Journal, 1977
The roles of aptitude, attitude and motivation in language learning are discussed. A questionnaire distributed to college Russian students investigated attitudes toward Russian and reasons for studying the language. Both integrative-intrinsic and instrumental-utilitarian orientations toward Russian correlated positively with success in studying…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, College Students, Language Attitudes
Dimitrijevic, Naum R.; Djordjevic, Radmila – Studi Italiani di Linguistica Teorica ed Applicata, 1975
This article discusses the need for considering student attitudes towards a foreign language and the country whose language they are studying, and their motivation for learning. Students at the University of Belgrade studying French, Russian, English and German are discussed. Available from: Liviana Editrice, Via Altinate 31, 35100 Padova, Italy.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), French, German, Higher Education
Download full textAllen, David; Natelson, Elissa R. – 1977
This study was performed on a sample of 1,276 part-time (PT) and full-time (FT) Language Learning Center (LLC) students enrolled in French, Spanish, German and Russian during FY67-74. The study sought to: (1) develop a statistical data base for use in future curriculum and testing studies; (2) examine factors affecting language learning success;…
Descriptors: Adult Students, French, German, Language Ability
