Attitudes and Motivational Factors behind Finnish Business Students' Choices of Foreign Languages

Autor/inn/en	Grasz, Sabine; Schlabach, Joachim
Titel	Attitudes and Motivational Factors behind Finnish Business Students' Choices of Foreign Languages
Quelle	In: Language Learning in Higher Education, 1 (2012) 2, S.447-466 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2191-611X
DOI	10.1515/cercles-2011-0019
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Business Administration Education; College Students; Student Attitudes; Second Language Instruction; Course Selection (Students); Second Language Learning; Multilingualism; English (Second Language); German; French; Spanish; Japanese; Italian; Russian; Student Surveys; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Course selection; Student; Students; Kurswahl; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Deutscher; Französisch; Spanisch; Japaner; Japanisch; Italienisch; Russisch; Schülerbefragung; Finnland
Abstract	This article presents the findings of a study conducted at five Finnish business schools in 2009. The aim of the study was to provide a broad picture of different aspects connected with language education at universities. After an overview of the situation of language studies in Finnish business education, the results are presented of the analysis of students' language backgrounds and their attitudes towards languages, language learning and plurilingualism. Finally, a closer look is taken at the respondents' reasons for choosing or not choosing different languages, and their reasons for withdrawing from courses. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01