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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