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ERIC Number: EJ655747
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0272-2631
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Willingness To Communicate, Social Support, and Language Learning Orientations of Immersion Students.
MacIntyre, Peter D.; Baker, Susan C.; Clement, Richard; Conrod, Sarah
Studies in Second Language Acquisition, v23 n3 p369-88 Sep 2001
Hypothesized that orientations toward language learning (L2) as well as social support would influence students willingness to communicate (WTC) in a second language. Grade 9 L2 students of French immersion participated in the study. Results showed endorsement of all five orientations (travel, job related, friendship with Francophones, personal knowledge and school achievement) for language learning was positively correlated with WTC. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: French, Grade 9, Immersion Programs, Learning Motivation, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Special issue: Representational and Developmental Issues in the Lexico-Syntactic Interface: Acquiring Verb Meaning in a Second Language.