Presents the results of a study that examined the characteristics and motivation for studying of language students who attended a summer program. The article provides new evidence on the specific reasons students chose to study an intensive short course and their general motivation for studying a foreign language. (16 references) (CK)

This article reports the results of a pilot study of the characteristics and motivation for studying of a group of 20 part-time students who enrolled in a new "Diploma in German Studies and Business and Commercial German." Students were given a questionnaire relating to background, motivation, and attitudes regarding difficulties in the…

This article aims to outline business people's characteristics as adult learners regarding motivation, experience, and self-directedness in learning; to describe advantages and problems that arise from these when teaching foreign language vocational courses; and to explore the implications of this situation for foreign language adult educators.…