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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 16
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The Attitudes of the Pupils towards Modern Languages in the Primary School (MLPS) in Scotland
Tierney, Daniel; Gallastegi, Lore
Education 3-13, v39 n5 p483-498 2011
This article considers the attitudes of pupils aged 9-11 years in Scotland towards their learning of a foreign language in primary school. It also considers their perception of difficulty, what they tell us causes them difficulty, their language preferences and the reasons for these. The article identifies any significant differences between boys and girls in these areas.
Descriptors: Sex Role, Foreign Countries, Modern Languages, Gender Differences, Students, Student Attitudes, Elementary Education, Young Children, Second Language Learning, Comparative Analysis, Motivation, Questionnaires, Likert Scales, Pilot Projects, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), French, German, Spanish, Italian
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Scotland)
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