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Students' motivation for learning foreign languages

Antonela Šimunović ; Visoka škola za ekonomiju, poduzetništvo i upravljanje Nikola Šubić Zrinski, Zagreb, Hrvatska

Sažetak

Since communication in foreign languages and sense of initiative and entrepreneurship are among eight key competences as defined by European Commission and are crucial for, not only personal growth and development, but also for ensuring employability on increasingly competetive labour market, the author shows the correlation between these two competences and does research on the perception of the importance of knowledge of foreign languages among students of entrepreneurship. Furthermore, the paper explores the influence of personal attitudes and individual perception of importance and usefulness of a certain foreign language on acquiring language competence. The paper also addresses the reasons for the lack of students’ motivation for learning foreign languages and investigates if there are differences in motivation for learning English language compared to German. The data has been collected through a questionnaire consisting of a set of statements and a five-point Likert scale. Students have selected an appropriate number to denote their level of agreement with the given statement and the results have been analised using descriptive statistical analysis.

Ključne riječi

foreign languages; entrepreneurship; motivation; students

Hrčak ID:

130407

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/130407

Datum izdavanja:

1.12.2013.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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