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Ambivalence about Communicating in a Second Language: A Qualitative Study of French Immersion Students' Willingness to Communicate
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MacIntyre, Peter D.; Burns, Carolyn; Jessome, Alison – Modern Language Journal, 2011
The defining feature of immersion language learning is the omnipresent pressure to communicate in the second language (L2), even as incipient skills are being acquired. This study uses the focused essay technique to investigate ambivalence about communicating among adolescent French immersion students (12-14 years of age). Students described…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Family (Sociological Unit), Second Language Learning, French
Willingness To Communicate, Social Support, and Language Learning Orientations of Immersion Students.
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MacIntyre, Peter D.; Baker, Susan C.; Clement, Richard; Conrod, Sarah – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2001
Hypothesized that orientations toward language learning (L2) as well as social support would influence students willingness to communicate (WTC) in a second language. Grade 9 L2 students of French immersion participated in the study. Results showed endorsement of all five orientations (travel, job related, friendship with Francophones, personal…
Descriptors: French, Grade 9, Immersion Programs, Learning Motivation
Talking in Order To Learn: Willingness To Communicate and Intensive Language Programs.
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MacIntyre, Peter D.; Baker, Susan C.; Clement, Richard; Donovan, Leslie A. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2003
Evaluates differences between immersion and non-immersion university-level students' willingness to communicate, communication apprehension, perceived competence, and frequency of communicating . Also examines elements of integrative motivation. Differences between immersion and non-immersion groups are observed in the communication-related…
Descriptors: College Students, Communication Apprehension, English (Second Language), Higher Education
Sex and Age Effects on Willingness To Communicate, Anxiety, Perceived Competence, and L2 Motivation among Junior High School French Immersion Students.
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MacIntyre, Peter D.; Baker, Susan C.; Clement, Richard; Donovan, Leslie A. – Language Learning, 2002
This cross-sectional investigation focused on second language (L2) communication among students in a junior high French late immersion program. Effects of language, sex, and grade on willingness to communicate, anxiety, and perceived communication competence, on frequency of communication in French, and on attitudes and motivation variables were…
Descriptors: Communication Apprehension, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cross Sectional Studies, French
Sex and Age Effects on Willingness To Communicate, Anxiety, Perceived Competence, and L2 Motivation Among Junior High School French Immersion Students.
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MacIntyre, Peter D.; Baker, Susan C.; Clement, Richard; Donovan, Leslie A. – Language Learning, 2003
Reports a cross-sectional study of second language communication among students in a junior high French late immersion program. Effects of language, sex, and grade on willingness to communicate (WTC), anxiety, perceived communication competence, and frequency of communication in French and on attitude/motivation variables are examined globally and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Communication Apprehension, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cross Sectional Studies