Investigating students’ motivations to learn French Foreign Language at the University of Namibia
| dc.contributor.author | Lumbu, Simon D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Zannier-Wahengo, Aurelie | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-11-13T12:45:20Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-11-13T12:45:20Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper is based on a case study carried out to instigate the motivation in students studying French as a foreign language in a tertiary institution, in an Anglophone country. There is general consensus among applied linguists that all learning is stimulated by motivation. The type of motivation is a determining factor in a student’s performance. This study presented a first of its kind in a Namibian context. Using Gardner’s self-determination theory, the study sought to establish motivation patterns in students of French as a foreign language; to determine the attitudes of students towards the French language, culture and its speakers; and to determine students’ objectives of learning French. Using Gardner’s theory, the concurrent mixed methods approach, a questionnaire was administered to the participants. The study revealed that the French community enjoys a positive image among students. However, a lack of exposure to Francophone speakers outside the classroom was a demotivating factor | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Lumbu, S., & Zanier-Wahengo, A. (2017). Investigating students’ motivations to learn French Foreign Language at the University of Namibia. JULACE: Journal of University of Namibia Language Centre, 2(1), 107-133. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11070/2395 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Namibia | en_US |
| dc.subject | French | en_US |
| dc.title | Investigating students’ motivations to learn French Foreign Language at the University of Namibia | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |