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PARLEZ. TOKO. SPRECHEN: VARIOUS REASONS
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Parlez. Toku. Sprechen: Various Reasons Why International Studies Students of De La
Salle University are Motivated to Study a Foreign Language
Miguel Angelo A. De Matta and Kurt Callum S. Famanila
Students, College of Liberal Arts, De La Salle University
April 1, 2014
Abstract
International Studies (IS) program is a program offered by several universities, like De
La Salle University (DLSU), both locally and internationally. The program’s goal is to incorporate the culture, lifestyle and political practices of countries worldwide. This program also offers a variety of foreign languages to be studied as part of their curriculum. This research seeks to find the factors and the main reasons why IS students of DLSU are motivated to study such language courses. The data used were gathered through a survey conducted to thirty (30)
International studies Students of DLSU, with ten (10) students coming from each of the majors under the IS program. Data were also gathered through an interview with three (3) professors –
Ms. Yellowbelle Duaqui a Sociology professor, Dr. Luis Dery a history professor who has experienced learning a foreign language and Ms. Maria Tana who is a professor under the IS
Department. The survey contained nine (9) questions while the interview contained nine (9) questions - one (1) general question asked for all three of them and two (2) specific questions differently asked per interviewee. The study showed that majority of the International Studies students of De La Salle University are motivated to study a foreign language because they believe that it is useful in their future career and they desire to visit the countries in which the language is spoken.
Keywords: International Studies, foreign language, motivation, usefulness, De La Salle
University
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Parlez. Toku. Sprechen: Various Reasons Why International Studies Students of De La Salle
University are
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Parlez. Toku. Sprechen: Various Reasons Why International Studies Students of De La
Salle University are Motivated to Study a Foreign Language
Miguel Angelo A. De Matta and Kurt Callum S. Famanila
Students, College of Liberal Arts, De La Salle University
April 1, 2014
Abstract
International Studies (IS) program is a program offered by several universities, like De
La Salle University (DLSU), both locally and internationally. The program’s goal is to incorporate the culture, lifestyle and political practices of countries worldwide. This program also offers a variety of foreign languages to be studied as part of their curriculum. This research seeks to find the factors and the main reasons why IS students of DLSU are motivated to study such language courses. The data used were gathered through a survey conducted to thirty (30)
International studies Students of DLSU, with ten (10) students coming from each of the majors under the IS program. Data were also gathered through an interview with three (3) professors –
Ms. Yellowbelle Duaqui a Sociology professor, Dr. Luis Dery a history professor who has experienced learning a foreign language and Ms. Maria Tana who is a professor under the IS
Department. The survey contained nine (9) questions while the interview contained nine (9) questions - one (1) general question asked for all three of them and two (2) specific questions differently asked per interviewee. The study showed that majority of the International Studies students of De La Salle University are motivated to study a foreign language because they believe that it is useful in their future career and they desire to visit the countries in which the language is spoken.
Keywords: International Studies, foreign language, motivation, usefulness, De La Salle
University
PARLEZ. TOKO. SPRECHEN: VARIOUS REASONS
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Parlez. Toku. Sprechen: Various Reasons Why International Studies Students of De La Salle
University are
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