Factors that lead some students to continue the study of foreign language past the usual 2 years in high school

System

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 103-119

  Shedivy, Sandra L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural understanding; Foreign language enrollment; Instrumental motivation; Integrative motivation; Language attitudes; Language research; Motivation; Pragmatics; Second language learning; Study abroad

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345868316     PISSN: 0346251X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.system.2003.09.008     Document Type: Article

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