Motives for Studying German in Australia Re-examining the Profile and Motivation of German Studies Students in Australian Universities.
| Основен автор: | Schmidt, Gabriele. |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Frankfurt :
Lang, Peter, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften,
2011.
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| Серия: |
Duisburger Arbeiten zur Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaft ;
Bd. 84. |
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Motives for Studying German in Australia : Re-examining the Profile and Motivation of German Studies Students in Australian Universities. |
Съдържание:
- Table of Contents; List of Tables 13; List of Figures 15; List of Abbreviations 17; Chapter 1 Introduction 19; 1.1 The rationale for this thesis 19; 1.2 Overview of chapters 21; Chapter 2 German Studies in Australian Universities: From its Beginnings to the 21st Century 25; 2.1 Introduction 25; 2.2 The beginnings of German in Australian universities 25; 2.3 The first half of the 20th century 27; 2.4 From 1945 until the 1960s 27; 2.5 The 1970s and 1980s 29; 2.6 The 1990s 30; 2.7 The new millennium 31; 2.8 German Studies at the beginning of the 21st century 33.
- 2.8.1 Amalgamations of disciplines 332.8.2 Beginners' courses 33; 2.8.3 Electives: from 'Language and Literature' to German Studies 34; 2.8.4 Alliances with other disciplines 36; 2.9 Summary 36; Chapter 3 A Review of Former Surveys on German Studies Students in Australia and Relevant Models of Language Learning Motivation 39; 3.1 Introduction 39; 3.2 A review of former surveys on the profile and language learning motivation of Australian university students learning German 40; 3.2.1 A general overview of the three studies 40; 3.2.1.1 Objectives 40; 3.2.1.2 Survey instruments 41.
- 3.2.1.3 Participants, data collection and analysis 423.2.2 The main results of the three studies 43; 3.2.2.1 Demographic information 44; 3.2.2.2 German ancestry 44; 3.2.2.3 Previous language study 44; 3.2.2.4 Previous visits to a Germanspeaking country 44; 3.2.2.5 Career objectives 45; 3.2.2.6 Preferred language skills 45; 3.2.2.7 Motives for studying German 45; 3.2.3 Critique of the three studies 47; 3.3 A review of relevant models of motivation in language learning 49; 3.3.1 What is language learning motivation? 49; 3.3.2 The concept of integrative and instrumental motivation 50.
- 3.3.3 Critique of Gardner's model 533.3.3.1 Confusing terminology 54; 3.3.3.2 Dominance of integrative and instrumental orientation 54; 3.3.3.3 Ambiguity of integrative and instrumental orientation 55; 3.3.3.4 Too much focus on the role of integrative orientation 55; 3.3.3.5 Second language vs. foreign language learning 55; 3.3.3.6 Integrative motivation in a global world 56; 3.3.3.7 Motivation is important, not orientations 56; 3.3.3.8 Motivation is not static but dynamic 57; 3.3.4 The process model of language learning motivation 57; 3.3.5 Critique summary 58.
- 3.4 Scope for a new theoretically informed study 593.4.1 What is the profile of the current population of Australian German Studies students? 60; 3.4.2 What are the reasons of Australian university students for studying German? 60; 3.4.3 What expectations do Australian university students have with regard to their German courses? 62; 3.5 Summary 63; Chapter 4 Methodology 65; 4.1 Introduction 65; 4.2 Methodological approach 65; 4.3 Questionnaire design 66; 4.4 Participants and data collection 71; 4.5 Data analysis 73; 4.6 Summary 74.