Why students in the U.S. are learning Arabic: A study of motivation at the college-level

Arabic language learners (N=326) at eleven institutions of higher education across the U.S. were asked about their primary motivations for learning Arabic. Ten primary motivation categories emerged from the data. By using chi-squares and one-way ANOVAs, it was established that learners who were...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Heather D. Weger-Guntharp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages 2006-01-01
Series:Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages
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Online Access:http://www.ncolctl.org/files/Why-students-in-Us-are-learning-arabic.pdf