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Student Attitudes toward French as a Second Language: Their Stability and Relationship to Classroom Behaviors.
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Smith, Howard A.; Massey, D. Anthony – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1987
A study examined (1) whether student attitudes toward French as a second language (FSL) could be changed by classroom events occurring early in the school and (2) the relationship of expressed attitudes toward FSL learning and behaviors in the language classroom. (MSE)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Classroom Techniques, Correlation, French
Variations in Attitudes and Motivation of Adolescent Learners of French as a Second Language.
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Massey, D. Anthony – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1986
A study of age and time differences in motivation for learning French and in attitudes toward French instruction found attitude variation decreasing with time, and found rural and suburban students' attitudes linked most to the learning situation while urban students' motivation was rooted in desire to communicate in French. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Educational Environment, French