Publications

Publication details [#41596]

Pritchard Newcombe, Lynda and Robert G. Newcombe. 2001. Adult Language Learning: The Effect of Background, Motivation and Practice on Perseverance. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 4 (5) : 332–354.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

adult | foreign language acquisition | language attitude | motivation

Language as a subject

Welsh

Place, Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Journal WWW

www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

This study examines how motivations of adult students of Welsh, as well as their background in the Welsh language and/or foreign languages and the attitudes of fluent Welsh speakers outside the classroom, affect perseverance in adult Welsh language learning.