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Motivations and attitudes affecting high school students choice of foreign language.

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There are some foreign languages that enjoy great status in the United States, while other foreign languages are rarely represented at the high school level. The present study explored the following questions: Why do students choose to take a particular ... (Full abstract text below)

Published 2003 in Journal: Adolescence (Language : eng)

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1. Adolescence. 2003 ;38(149):161-70

Motivations and attitudes affecting high school students' choice of foreign language.

Stewart-Strobelt J, Chen H

Department of Modern Languages and Literature, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, Washington, USA.

There are some foreign languages that enjoy great status in the United States, while other foreign languages are rarely represented at the high school level. The present study explored the following questions: Why do students choose to take a particular foreign language? Do students gravitate toward it because it is widely thought to be the easiest language to learn or because they perceive greater career opportunities with proficiency in this particular language, or is it simply because there are more classes offered? As long as foreign language study is elective in high schools and as long as a variety of languages are offered, the answers to these questions will remain important for foreign language educators, especially in schools where the various language programs compete with one another for student enrollments and the programs' ultimate survival.

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First Name	LastName	Initials
Jody	Stewart-Strobelt	J
Huabin	Chen	H

Affiliation: Department of Modern Languages and Literature, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, Washington, USA.

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