Enrollments in Languages other than English in United States Institutions of Higher Education, Fall 2006

Furman, Nelly; Goldberg, David; Lusin, Natalia

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“…The newest results of the surveys of foreign language enrollments in United States institutions of higher education conducted by Furman, Goldberg, and Lusin (2010) of Modern Language Association (MLA) reported a record high in foreign language course enrollments. There were more than 1.6 million students enrolled in foreign language courses at college level in the United States in 2009, which was 8.6% of the US college total enrollments.…”

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Motivation and learner variables: Group differences in college foreign language learners' motivations

Sung¹,

Tsai²

2013

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In this study, the researchers surveyed 130 language learners enrolled in first-year foreign language classrooms in a public university in Utah, United States. This study intended to address the following research questions: (1) What motivational factors are found among learners enrolled in first-year foreign language courses at the university level in the United States?, (2) Do first-year language learners' motivations differ based on the following learner variables: (a) gender, (b) language being learned, (c) major, and (d) religion? and (3) What motivational factors predict learners' interest in continuing foreign language learning? Factor analysis, MANOVA, and multiple regressions were run to answer the questions. The factor analysis results found seven motivational factors: positive learning attitudes/experience and intended efforts, interest in culture, travel, and people, interest in contemporary cultural media, milieu, instrumentality, language requirement, and religion. The MANOVA results showed that major and religion had significant effects on motivation. The results of the multiple regression test indicated that two motivational factors, positive learning attitudes/experience and intended efforts, and interest in culture, travel, and people, predicted the participants' interest in future L2 study.

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Motivation and learner variables: Group differences in college foreign language learners' motivations

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Tsai²

2013

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“…Although Arabic registered an international presence mainly from 2002-2006 more than any other language (Furman et al, 2007), western Arabic as a Second Language (ASL) incomers are still under the level of expectation. This does not, in any way, mean that they do not know the benefits of studying abroad (Carroll, 1967;Kinginger& Farrell, 2004;Berg et al, 2008).…”

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Vowel Deletion in Arabic Dialects of Yemen (ADY): A Linguistic Perspective

Yaari¹,

Hammadi

Luwa

2012

IJL

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Background: Little is known about Arabic Dialects of Yemen (ADY) in comparison with other Arabic dialects and/ or varieties. The purpose of this study is to account for issues related to the distinctive features of vowel deletion in ADY, their rules, and their relationship with other dialects in the regions in light of Optimality Theory (OT).Methods: Twenty seven subjects representing most ADY were interviewed to specify in which dialect short vowels are deleted. In order to carry out the purpose of this paper, ISSN 1948-5425 2012 www.macrothink.org/ijl 431 samples of pictures plus a silent movie scene/ clip were given to the subjects to describe them in their local dialects. International Journal of Linguistics Conclusions:The results outline that all ADY except Aden dialect delete short vowels, be it in the middle or at the end of the syllable, when they use the verb in the past form with 3 rd .p.f.s.3 rd .p.f.pl. and 3rd.p.m.p. There is no cause/effect relationship between vowel deletion and other process of consonants' segmentation and/or those of syllabification. A short vowel deletion is delimited to verbs; rather, it extends to include pronouns, overt infinitive in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). Whereas eastern, western, northern dialects showed high vowel deletion, central dialects, namely, Taiz dialect and parts of Ibb city showed low vowel deletion. It is also shown in this study that ADY contradicts the prediction of OT in two issues: the output and the diphthongs sounds. In response to these findings, the study proposes further positive answers based on chronological approach to questions addressed.

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“…From a national standpoint, enrollments in public school modern FL courses (French, German, and Spanish) and in collegiate FL courses have been steadily increasing (Draper & Hicks, 2002;Furman, Goldberg, & Lusin, 2007). However, regardless of the level, the number of language teachers is not increasing rapidly enough to accommodate such growth.…”

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The congruence of vocational interests and the workplace environment: Reducing the language teacher shortage

Swanson

2012

Language Teaching Research

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There is a shortage of second/foreign language (S/FL) teachers in many parts of the world, and the rates of attrition are cause for alarm in North America. Canadian and US teachers' (N = 323) were administered the Self-Directed Search vocational interest inventory and the Coping in Stressful Situations scale. Results from this quantitative study confirmed the vocational profile of an efficacious second/foreign language teacher and revealed significant differences in coping styles between those teachers with and without the vocational profile. Additionally, data analysis indicated that the Social, Artistic, and Enterprising profile is directly related to teacher longevity in the profession. The research has implications for the recruitment and retention of S/FL teachers at a time of critical need.

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Enrollments in Languages other than English in United States Institutions of Higher Education, Fall 2006

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Motivation and learner variables: Group differences in college foreign language learners' motivations

Motivation and learner variables: Group differences in college foreign language learners' motivations

Vowel Deletion in Arabic Dialects of Yemen (ADY): A Linguistic Perspective

The congruence of vocational interests and the workplace environment: Reducing the language teacher shortage

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