Foreign language learning motivation in higher education: A longitudinal study of motivational changes and their causes

V Busse, C Walter - The modern language journal, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This article reports on a study involving first‐year modern foreign languages students
enrolled in German degree courses at two major universities in the United Kingdom. It …

Why do first-year students of German lose motivation during their first year at university?

V Busse - Studies in Higher Education, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
This article explores motivational changes of first-year students enrolled on German degree
courses at two major UK universities. It reports on the qualitative data obtained by a …