Cross-Cultural Contact: Correlates and Consequences. Research Bulletin No. 455.

Autor/inn/en	Desrochers, A.; Gardner, R. C.
Institution	University of Western Ontario, London. Dept. of Psychology.
Titel	Cross-Cultural Contact: Correlates and Consequences. Research Bulletin No. 455.
Quelle	(1978), (37 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Bilingual Education; Cross Cultural Studies; Cross Cultural Training; Cultural Awareness; Cultural Education; Cultural Influences; Culture Contact; Field Trips; French; Grade 8; Junior High School Students; Language Attitudes; Language Instruction; Language Proficiency; Parent Attitudes; Second Language Learning; Secondary Education; Social Reinforcement; Sociocultural Patterns; Student Attitudes; Student Motivation; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bilingual teaching; Bilingualer Unterricht; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Interkulturelle Orientierung; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Culture; Education; Kulturelle Bildung; Kulturelle Erziehung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Exkursion; Französisch; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Junior High Schools; Student; Students; Sekundarstufe I; Schüler; Schülerin; Sprachverhalten; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Elternverhalten; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Sekundarbereich; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Schülerverhalten; Schulische Motivation; Kanada
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to examine some correlates and consequences of a four-day trip to a French-speaking community by 153 grade eight English Canadian students. The major findings are that: (1) Parents of the participants in the excursion differ from those of the 183 non-participants not in terms of socioeconomic status or educational level, but in attitudes concerning the value to their children of having contact with French Canadians, learning French and becoming bilingual; (2) Parental sociocultural attitudes, attitudes toward French television exposure and toward French as a school subject are significantly related to their child's language-related attitudes and motivation, but not to the child's French proficiency; and (3) Students who have more interaction with French Canadians, as assessed by either self report or peer judgments, return from bicultural excursions with more favorable attitudes toward the community and the language, less anxiety when using the language, and more intention to speak it than non-participants. (Author/AMH)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC