For the purposes of revealing and comparing the social, cultural, and motivational differences between American and Chinese undergraduate students learning foreign language, a sample of 100 students at University of Wyoming was asked to fill out a Foreign Language Learning Motivation and Beliefs questionnaire and 61 respondents completed the surveys. The results revealed that American students commonly believed that foreign language learning can help break cultural biases, and Chinese students generally reported that learning foreign languages is an essential skill to survive the present day competitive society. The implications of these findings are discussed. Appended is a Foreign Language Learning Motivation and Beliefs Survey. (Contains 5 tables.)
Authors
- Education Level
- ['Higher Education', 'Postsecondary Education']
- Location
- Wyoming
- Peer Reviewed
- F
- Publication Type
- ['Reports - Research', 'Tests/Questionnaires']
- Published in
- United States of America
Table of Contents
- Background 4
- Method 9
- Development of the Survey 9
- Participants 11
- Reliability 12
- Results 12
- Factor Analysis 14
- Correlation 15
- Discussion 16
- Phi 21
- Kappa Phi Forum 83 21
- The 21
- Australian Review of Applied Linguistics 20 21
- The 21
- Modern Language Journal 78 21
- Attitudes and motivation in 21
- Bilingual 21
- Research Journal 20 21
- Foreign Language Annals 18 21
- Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy 43 21
- Towards a comprehensive theory of human learning 22
- Foreign Language Annals 42 22
- Rassegna 22
- Italiana di Linguistica Applicata 22 22
- Sociology of Education 57 22
- Learning in adult 22
- Mosaic 4 22
- Comparative methodology Theory and practice in 22
- TESOL Quarterly 23
- Modern 23
- Language Journal 58 23
- Achievement 23
- External variables affecting language learning strategies of 23
- Japanese EFL learners Effects of entrance examination years spent at 23
- System 23
- Lessons from Good Language 24
- Learners 24
- Enhancing adult motivation to learn A comprehensive 24
- Asia Pacific Journal of 24
- Education 29 24
- The Meanings of the Seven Scales 25
- Factors that influence foreign language learning of American and Chinese students 26
- Factor Structure of Foreign Language Survey 27
- Factor solution of the Seven Scales 28
- Correlation of the Seven Scales 29
- 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Slightly Disagree 4 Partially Agree 5 30
- Agree and 6 Strongly Agree Please circle appropriate response option 30
- 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Slightly Disagree 4 Partially Agree 5 31
- Agree and 6 Strongly Agree 31
- 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Slightly Disagree 4 Partially Agree 5 31
- Agree and 6 Strongly Agree 31