Because of the lack of standardized questionnaires for ascertaining pupil attitudes toward foreign language teaching in the Federal Republic, hints are given for questioning pupils informally. Along with the presentation of different methods, the possible areas of interrogation are discussed, with examples. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Report of an investigation which examined the relationship between measured English-language proficiency, years of English-language study and the use of English as a medium of instruction for samples of Arabic-speaking Egyptian and Lebanese university students. (Author)

Presents an analysis of the various concerns that must be addressed in modern language syllabus design. A questionnaire on students' communicative needs is included. An attempt is made to differentiate among different syllabus forms. (AM)

Analyzes the results of a survey made by the scholarly French magazine Passe-Partout of approximately 9000 language students and instructors in the Netherlands. The questionnaire consisted of sixteen questions designed to measure attitudes toward language learning, the interest, usefulness, and facility of French, German, and English, and toward…

Student attitudes toward foreign language instruction are examined by means of an overview of 12 surveys conducted at high schools and colleges across the U.S. Findings indicate that students who are unsatisfied with their progress in learning a foreign language may have set unrealistic goals for themselves at the outset. Often they feel they are…

Describes and analyzes results of a questionnaire, addressed to 438 students of Spanish in grades three through college, which sought to determine the reasons behind students' interest in learning a second language. (AM)

Without a large measure of direct equivalence between structures in languages and the contexts in which they are used, language learning and teaching would be impossible. For, although English (as a foreign language) teachers urge their pupils to think in English, the lines along which they think are set for them in their mother tongue. Because of…

Administration of an attitudinal questionnaire to ninth grade students of Erie County, New York, indicated their views that foreign languages are useful, play an important role in the school curriculum, and help in understanding foreign cultures and one's own language better. (SW)

This article presents a rationale for humanizing teacher inservice education and an attitude survey used to assist teachers in exploring their attitudes and beliefs about language teaching and learning. The questionnaire consists of 53 questions. An explanation of scoring procedures is included. (CHK)

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…

A variety of possible language methodologies and the effects these have on the learners are examined. A sample questionnaire, designed to discover how students have previously been instructed in foreign language, is included. (SW)

This instrument was developed for use with parents of children participating in bilingual education programs. The questions (in both Spanish and English) solicit information concerning parental attitudes toward their children's schooling. The questions are provided along with suggestions for administering the questionnaire and for using the…

Reports on an experiment carried out with Swiss high school students who had had four years of French. The students were allowed to design their class work individually. On the basis of a questionnaire, which is provided here, the experiment was judged very successful. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)