CULTURAL CLOSENESS AND DISTANCE: A FACTOR INFLUENCING STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION TO STUDY A FOREIGN LANGUAGE Cover Image

ВОСПРИЯТИЕ БЛИЗОСТИ ИЛИ ОТДАЛЕННОСТИ ДРУГОЙ КУЛЬТУРЫ КАК МОТИВАЦИОННЫЙ ФАКТОР ОБУЧЕНИЯ ИНОСТРАННОМУ ЯЗЫКУ
CULTURAL CLOSENESS AND DISTANCE: A FACTOR INFLUENCING STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION TO STUDY A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Author(s): Michaela Pešková
Subject(s): Foreign languages learning, Language acquisition, Comparative Linguistics, Western Slavic Languages, Eastern Slavic Languages, Pedagogy
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Russian teaching methodology; pre-service teacher preparation; intercultural education;
Summary/Abstract: The presentation explores the issues of cultural closeness and distance in relation to foreign language studies. The presenter first shares theoretical views of the topic, especially with focus on Czech and Russian cultures.Then she presents her research findings on attitudes to Russia and the Russian language collected among students of Russian and analyzes them with respect to the students' motivation to study the language.

  • Page Range: 176-185
  • Page Count: 10
  • Publication Year: 2018
  • Language: Russian