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ERIC Number: EJ251453
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981
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Personality, Motivation, and Second Language Learning.
Gayle, Grace M. H.
Canadian Journal of Education, v6 n3 p55-67 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 dependence may be an asset in second language acquisition. (NEC)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Higher Education, Learning Motivation, Personality Traits, Psychological Patterns, Second Language Learning, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Field Dependence Independence; Ontario