Systemic and Personal Factors That Affect Students' Elective Language Other than English Enrollment Decisions

Autor/in	Clayton, Stephanie
Titel	Systemic and Personal Factors That Affect Students' Elective Language Other than English Enrollment Decisions
Quelle	In: Foreign Language Annals, 55 (2022) 2, S.361-382 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Clayton, Stephanie)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0015-718X
DOI	10.1111/flan.12605
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Elective Courses; Declining Enrollment; High School Students; Grade 9; Grade 10; Grade 11; Grade 12; Foreign Countries; Barriers; Decision Making; Learning Motivation; Monolingualism; Second Language Instruction; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Elective course; Wahlkurs; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; School year 12; 12. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 12; Ausland; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Australien
Abstract	In a world where English has achieved global dominance, it is unsurprising that the instrumental value of learning a language other than English (LOTE) for those already fluent in English is increasingly deemed unnecessary. There are significant enrollment declines postcompulsory second language (L2) learning in all English-speaking countries. To explore the common Australian "monolingual mindset" and students' reasons for (not) enrolling in elective LOTE subjects, a mixed methodology study was conducted with Tasmanian Year 9-12 students. While the findings highlighted the main (de)motivators experienced by students, one key finding was the lost cohort of students who want to study a LOTE but are prevented from doing so by personal and systemic barriers. A complex interplay of factors affects student decision-making regarding elective LOTE enrollment. This article focuses upon those students who were forced to discontinue their languages study and the untold story of elective LOTE enrollment decline. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01