Cultural Factors in High School Student Motivation to Study Less Commonly Taught Languages

Learning less commonly taught languages (LCTLs) such as Japanese can be challenging for American students. Due to the difficulty of learning LCTLs, more effort is required of the learners to become proficient as compared to European languages. Motivation contributes to the learners’ academic suc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Masako Nunn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages 2013-08-01
Series:Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages
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Online Access:http://www.ncolctl.org/files/cultural-factors.pdf