Motivations and Attitudes Affecting High School Students' Choice of Foreign Language

• Published in: Adolescence Vol. 38; no. 149; pp. 161 - 170
• Main Authors: Stewart-Strobelt, Jody, Chen, Huabin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Roslyn Heights, NY Libra Publishers 22.03.2003; Libra Publishers, Inc; Libra Publishers Incorporated
• Subjects: Administrator Surveys; Adolescent; Adolescents; Attitude; Attitudes; Biological and medical sciences; Careers; Choice; Choice Behavior; Curriculum; Educational psychology; Elective Courses; Family (Sociological Unit); Female; Females; Foreign languages; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; High School Students; High Schools; Humans; Language; Language and languages; Language Enrollment; Language Teachers; Languages; Learning; Likert Scales; Male; Males; Motivation; Negative Attitudes; Orientation. Evaluation; Principals; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Romance Languages; School Counselors; School Guidance; Second Language Learning; Second Language Programs; Second Languages; Statistics; Student activities; Student Attitudes; Student Motivation; Students; Students - psychology; Study and teaching; Surveys; Surveys and Questionnaires; Teaching Methods; USA; Washington (State); United States; Human; Choice; Attitude; Sex; Individual preference; Student; Thaught subject; Foreign language; School environment; Learning; Motivation; Sociodemographic factor; Adolescent; Expectation; Career; Comparative study
• ISSN: 0001-8449

Study explored the motivations for students' choice of foreign languages. As long as foreign language study is elective in high schools, and as long as a variety of languages are offered, students' motivation will remain important for foreign language educators, especially in schools where various language programs compete with one another for student enrollments and the programs' ultimate survival. (Contains 4 tables.) (ADT)