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Intensive Second Language Study in a Bicultural Milieu: An Investigation of Attitudes, Motivation and Language Proficiency.
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Gardner, R. C.; And Others – Language Learning, 1979
The association between an attitudinal/motivational factor and the acquisition of French oral proficiency is discussed. Eighty-nine Canadian students were satisfied with the intensive French language program while the 65 Americans were not. The sociocultural background of the student plays a major role in the development of attitudes. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Intensive Language Courses, Language Attitudes, Language Proficiency, Language Research
The Subtle Effects of Language Anxiety on Cognitive Processing in the Second Language.
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MacIntyre, Peter D.; Gardner, R. C. – Language Learning, 1994
This study examined the language anxiety level felt during 3 stages in the second-language acquisition process (input, processing, and output) among 97 college students learning French as a Second Language. It found that language anxiety and language proficiency were strongly related in each of the stages. (37 references) (MDM)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Foreign Countries