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Language | English |
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Pages | 65-72 |
Journal | Educational Research |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 1987 |
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Keywords
- Learng German
- language and nationalism
- gender and language learning
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"Boys' and Girls' Attitudes to French and German.". / Pritchard, Rosalind.
In: Educational Research, Vol. 29, No. 1, 1987, p. 65-72.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - "Boys' and Girls' Attitudes to French and German."
AU - Pritchard, Rosalind
PY - 1987
Y1 - 1987
N2 - Boys in our educational system (UK) generally have less favourable attitudes towards foreign language learning than girls and are less likely to take a language in a public examination. It was hypothesised that German might have a more masculine "image" than French and that this might render it more attractive and acceptable to male students. However, it was found in an empirical study that although German did have a more masculine image, it was nevertheless generally perceived as less interesting, more difficult and less useful than French. It was concluded that the association between "gender image" and language is less powerful than the association between language and certain socio-linguistic factors such as nationalism.
AB - Boys in our educational system (UK) generally have less favourable attitudes towards foreign language learning than girls and are less likely to take a language in a public examination. It was hypothesised that German might have a more masculine "image" than French and that this might render it more attractive and acceptable to male students. However, it was found in an empirical study that although German did have a more masculine image, it was nevertheless generally perceived as less interesting, more difficult and less useful than French. It was concluded that the association between "gender image" and language is less powerful than the association between language and certain socio-linguistic factors such as nationalism.
KW - Learng German
KW - language and nationalism
KW - gender and language learning
M3 - Article
VL - 29
SP - 65
EP - 72
JO - Educational Research
T2 - Educational Research
JF - Educational Research
SN - 0013-1881
IS - 1
ER -