Motives for Studying German in Australia : Re-examining the Profile and Motivation of German Studies Students in Australian Universities Hardback
by Gabriele Schmidt
Part of the DASK - Duisburger Arbeiten zur Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaft / Duisburg Papers on Research in Langu series
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The last comprehensive study of the motives for studying German in Australia was conducted in the late 1980s.
The main objective of this thesis is not only to fill the gap of recent data but at the same time to analyse the new data in the context of relevant theories of language learning motivation.
The data analysis focuses on students’ demographic backgrounds, their motivation to learn German, and on their expectations towards course content.
Where possible, the new data is compared with former studies in order to investigate what changes have occurred over the last two decades.
It will be shown that these changes are primarily a reflection of changes to higher education policies.
Overall, the thesis establishes a theoretically informed and data-based platform for curriculum development which will assist German Studies programs in designing their courses for the future.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:194 pages
- Publisher:Peter Lang AG
- Publication Date:10/10/2011
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- ISBN:9783631607916
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Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:194 pages
- Publisher:Peter Lang AG
- Publication Date:10/10/2011
- Category:
- ISBN:9783631607916
