Abstract
What makes students decide to study a language at university? What makes those same students decide to continue or stop studying a language? As university academics and administrators supporting language and culture (L&C) studies, how do we quantify these decisions of students in ways that provide effective input into resourcing? How do we know if there are more students giving up on their L&C studies than on their studies in other disciplines, and whether this indicates a problem with L&C teaching? Is there anything that can, or should, be done to help students stay in L&C programs?2At the very least, universities should be able to measure accurately the rates at which students leave or stay in L&C majors. Ideally, universities should also understand exactly which factorssuch as teaching style, workloads, or student characteristicsaffect attrition and retention, and which are most influential.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Canberra |
Publisher | ANU Press |
Number of pages | 210 |
Volume | 1 |
Edition | 1st |
ISBN (Print) | 9781760460457 |
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Publication status | Published - 2016 |