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Learning Spanish as a Second Language

Learners' Orientations and Perceptions of Their Teachers' Communication Style

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ID4501959
AuthorsKimberly A Noels (0000-0002-9881-4242, University of Alberta, corresponding author)
Year2003
Volume53
IssueS1
Pages97-136
Publication date2003-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLanguage Learning (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0023-8333 • E-ISSN: 1467-9922
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1467-9922.53225
OpenAlexW2614859191
LanguageEN
Citations received92
References cited44

Students in lower-level Spanish classes (N = 322) completed a questionnaire assessing intrinsic and extrinsic motivation for learning Spanish, feelings of autonomy and competence regarding language learning, integrative orientation, and perceptions of teachers&;apos; communication style. The results of a path analysis showed that the more controlling the teacher was perceived to be, the less the students felt they were autonomous agents in the learning process, and the lower was students&;apos; intrinsic motivation. Integrative orientation was found to be related to intrinsic motivation, although it independently predicted effort and persistence and was the stronger predictor of various intergroup variables. The results are discussed in terms of their implications for multiple motivational substrates and the importance of teachers&;apos; communication style for students&;apos; motivation

Autonomy · Competence (human resources) · Context (archaeology) · Feeling · Goal theory · Intrinsic motivation · Linguistic competence · Linguistics · Path analysis (statistics) · Perception · Self-determination theory · Style (visual arts) · Communication in Education and Healthcare · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · French Language Learning Methods · Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · Social Psychology

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