Publications

Publication details [#36020]

Komiya Samimy, Keiko and Motoko Tabuse. 1991. Affective variables and a less commonly taught language: A study in beginning Japanese classes. Language Learning 42 (3) : 377–398.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

language attitude | language proficiency | motivation | second language acquisition

Language as a subject

English, American | Japanese

Place, Publisher

The University of Michigan

Journal WWW

www.ingenta.com/journals/browse/bpl/lang

Annotation

This study examines the influence of affective variables, such as motivation and language attitudes, on American university students' linguistic proficiency in beginning Japanese classes.