عنوان

Crêpes on Friday": Examining Gender Differences in Extrinsic Motivation in the French as a Second Language Classroom

شماره

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عنوان اصلي

Crêpes on Friday": Examining Gender Differences in Extrinsic Motivation in the French as a Second Language Classroom

نام عام مواد

[Article]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Kissau, Scott

متن يادداشت

Despite growing evidence that males are less motivated than females to learn second languages, research in this area has yet to investigate gender differences in two of the most well-known elements of motivational theory: intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Using data from a large-scale study by Kissau (2006), the researcher further explores the issue of male disinterest in second language studies by investigating gender differences in intrinsic and extrinsic motivation amongst adolescent students studying French in Canada. A total of 490 students studying French as a second language in Grade 9 completed a survey. The quantitative data from the surveys were then further explored in interviews with students andteachers.Resultssuggestthatone'smotivationalorientationisanimportantfactorin the decision to study French and that boys are perceived to be less intrinsically and more extrinsically motivated than their female peers. Due to the suggested benefits of an intrinsic orientation, suggestions for how to develop intrinsically motivated behaviors amongst boys in the second language classroom are discussed.

تاريخ نشر

2008

عنوان

Issues in Applied Linguistics

شماره جلد

16/1

عنصر شناسه اي

Kissau, Scott

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y