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Does an Early Second Language Immersion Experience Impact Student Motivation?

Chen, Fang
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=otbn1350927922

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2012, MAE, Otterbein University, Education.
The aim of this study was to determine how an early immersion second language (L2)school experience might impact students’ motivation to learn the target language. The study was conducted in a Spanish Immersion Academy in the Columbus City (Ohio)school district. Students were surveyed about their motivation for learning Spanish. Three K-3 classes were observed and students’ engagement in different kinds of instruction was recorded. Teachers were interviewed in an effort to obtain their views on motivating students. The data collected suggest that learning motivation was highly valued by teachers in the school. Teachers generally reported trends in learner motivation that are consistent with the educational psychology literature that young learners are naturally internally motivated, and that motivation becomes more external and complicated as students age. Where teachers did feel a need to motivate their students, positive reinforcement and well-designed instruction were the two most frequently-adopted motivational strategies cited as important by teachers and observed in the classroom lessons.
Wendy Sherman Heckler (Advisor)
Patricia Ryan (Committee Member)
Kristin Reninger (Committee Member)
Educational Evaluation
Early Second Language Immersion; K-3 classes; students&8217; motivation; learning motivation;

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  • Chen, F. (2012). Does an Early Second Language Immersion Experience Impact Student Motivation? [Master's thesis, Otterbein University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=otbn1350927922

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Chen, Fang. Does an Early Second Language Immersion Experience Impact Student Motivation? 2012. Otterbein University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=otbn1350927922.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Chen, Fang. "Does an Early Second Language Immersion Experience Impact Student Motivation?" Master's thesis, Otterbein University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=otbn1350927922

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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