Personal Growth as a Strong Element in the Motivation of Australian University Students to Learn German
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For the last ten years, language learning motivation research has focussed on how learners see knowledge of a language as part of their identity. This article presents the findings of a qualitative interview study that investigated whether personal growth is also a strong element in the motivation of Australian university students to learn German. After first outlining the theoretical framework in which the study is situated and describing the research design and method, the article will...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Schmidt, Gabriele | |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-10T23:12:03Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1833-7139 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/63944 | |
dc.description.abstract | For the last ten years, language learning motivation research has focussed on how learners see knowledge of a language as part of their identity. This article presents the findings of a qualitative interview study that investigated whether personal growth is also a strong element in the motivation of Australian university students to learn German. After first outlining the theoretical framework in which the study is situated and describing the research design and method, the article will present the main findings and argue that personal growth as well as a desire to broaden one’s horizons are strong motives for Australian students of German. The article concludes by discussing the findings and their implications. | |
dc.publisher | Monash University Publishing | |
dc.source | Australian Review of Applied Linguistics (online edition) | |
dc.title | Personal Growth as a Strong Element in the Motivation of Australian University Students to Learn German | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 37 | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 200307 - German Language | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | u9803255xPUB866 | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Schmidt, Gabriele, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU | |
local.description.embargo | 2037-12-31 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.issue | 2 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 145 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 160 | |
local.identifier.absseo | 950202 - Languages and Literacy | |
dc.date.updated | 2015-12-10T09:26:15Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-84911464237 | |
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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