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Community Presence, Motivation, and Identity: The "Community-Engaged L2 Self" of University Students of Italian in Melbourne
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Amorati, Riccardo – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2022
This study examines the extent to which the motivation of university students of Italian in Melbourne (Australia) is influenced by the visibility of a local Italian community. The research relies on data collected by open-ended questions and two Likert items from a survey study (n?=?74) as well as in-depth interviews (n?=?5). The findings show…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Italian
Exploring a Possible Relationship between the Attitude of Experienced English Learners towards Australian English and Their L2 Motivation
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Farley, Florence; Stracke, Elke – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2019
This paper investigates a possible relationship between the motivation and attitude of learners towards L2 in the socio-cultural context of Australia. We used an explanatory mixed-methods approach and conducted a survey with 31 international postgraduate TESOL students at a regional university in Australia. Then we conducted semi-structured…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Language Attitudes, English Language Learners
Personal Growth as a Strong Element in the Motivation of Australian University Students to Learn German
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Schmidt, Gabriele – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2014
For the last ten years, language learning motivation research has focussed on how learners see knowledge of a language as part of their identity. This article presents the findings of a qualitative interview study that investigated whether personal growth is also a strong element in the motivation of Australian university students to learn German.…
Descriptors: Individual Development, German, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Researching Task Difficulty from an Individual Differences Perspective: The Case of Goal Orientation
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Maad, Mohamed Ridha Ben – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2012
This paper reports on a study which highlighted goal orientation as an approachable individual difference (ID) variable which may further our understanding of foreign/second language learning experience. The study sought to (i) gauge the extent of goal orientation in foreign language learners' profile and (ii) examine how goal orientation affects…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Goal Orientation, Individual Differences, Learning Experience
Student Expectations of TESOL Programs: Student and Teacher Perspectives
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Bordia, Sarbari; Wales, Lynn; Pittam, Jeffery; Gallois, Cindy – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2006
Most practitioners teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) will agree that students come with some expectations about course content and teaching methodology and that these expectations play a vital role in student motivation and learning. However, the study of student expectations has been a surprising omission from Second…
Descriptors: Expectation, Student Attitudes, Second Language Learning, Course Content
Why Study French? The Importance of Various Factors Acknowledged by First Year Students at the University of Melbourne.
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Keuneman, Katrine Pilcher; Sagona, Sylvia – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 1992
Motivation to study French was examined among first-year students using an extrinsic/intrinsic dichotomy approach to classify motivations. Students were found to be motivated by a wide variety of reasons, with personal or intrinsic reasons dominating. (Contains five references.) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Applied Linguistics, Foreign Countries, French
Learners' Perceptions of a Web-Enhanced Language Learning Environment: Insights from a Longitudinal Study
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Strambi, Antonella – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2004
This article presents the results of a longitudinal study on the perceptions of a Web-enhanced learning environment by a group of beginning-level students of Italian. A Website was specially designed and implemented as a complement to the existing syllabus, in order to enhance interactivity, variety, and authenticity of materials and tasks, as…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Computers, Educational Technology, Educational Environment