PARENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS LEARNING GERMAN AS A SECOND FOREIGN LANGUAGE
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https://doi.org/10.18485/zivjez.2025.45.1.6Keywords:
multilingualism, attitudes, motivation, parents, second foreign language teaching, German languageAbstract
Parental attitudes play a crucial role in children's success, particularly in learning foreign languages. Understanding these attitudes helps clarify how parents influence their children’s motivation and interest in language learning, which directly impacts academic achievement. Additionally, parental views can of globalization, this research explores the type of motivation parents most commonly foster in their children—integrative (desire for cultural integration) or instrumental (pragmatic reasons, such as career prospects). Using interviews with six students and their parents, the study reveals that parents primarily encourage instrumental motivation, seeing German as a key asset for future career opportunities. These findings contribute to a deeper understanding of how parental attitudes affect language acquisition.
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