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| Thompson, Irene | 1 |
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Peer reviewedHeien, L. G. – Russian Language Journal, 1984
Reports on an experiment conducted to determine that recognizability of loanwords in Russian by English-speaking college students and whether there is any correlation between recognition skill and the students' level of language study. Concludes that loanwards are not readily recognizable at any level and that the overall skill in recognition does…
Descriptors: College Students, Language Usage, Linguistic Borrowing, Russian
Peer reviewedThompson, Irene – Russian Language Journal, 1977
The roles of aptitude, attitude and motivation in language learning are discussed. A questionnaire distributed to college Russian students investigated attitudes toward Russian and reasons for studying the language. Both integrative-intrinsic and instrumental-utilitarian orientations toward Russian correlated positively with success in studying…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, College Students, Language Attitudes
