Motivational variables in second language acquisition: A study of Francophones learning English.
Motivational variables in second language acquisition: A study of Francophones learning English.
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第二语言习得的动机变量:法语国家学习英语的研究。
DOI:
10.1037/h0081614
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发表时间:
1977
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P. C. Smythe
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作者:
R. Clément;R. C. Gardner;P. C. Smythe
Assessed the motivational characteristics of Francophones learning English as a 2nd language. A total of 304 Grade 10 and 11 Montreal Francophone students responded to a battery of attitude and motivation scales (eg, attitudes toward English Canadians, parental encouragement, and opportunity to use English). The correlations among these scales were factor analyzed together with indices of intelligence, and achievement in French, mathematics, and English. Results tend to support the generalization that an individual's motivation to learn a 2nd language is dependent upon favorable attitudes toward the 2nd language community (ie, an integrative motive). However, while Ss' intentions to continue studying English were related to an integrative motive, actual competence in the 2nd language seemed to be more closely related to a dimension of motivation which is best described as self-confidence derived from prior experience with the language.(French summary)(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)