Communicative aims of languages other than English (LOTE) education: a comparative study in Australia and China
This chapter describes a comparative study of languages other than English (LOTE) in Australia with languages other than Chinese (LOTC) in China. It is based on research which was undertaken in 1997 focusing on the importance of learning a LOTE for communicative purposes in light of LOTE learning beginning to draw increased attention from government education policy-makers, educationalists and language teaching practitioners worldwide. It examines the similarities and differences in both groups between learners' motivation, attitudes, interest levels, teaching methods and learning strategies a... Show more
Authors: Yu, Yuanfang; Harbon, Lesley
Published: Melbourne, Victoria, Language Australia, 1999
Resource type: Book chapter
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