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| Title | Book Review: Boys and Foreign Language Learning |
| Body | From http://linguistlist.org/issues/17/17-2187.html#1 AUTHORS: Carr, Jo; Pauwels, Anne TITLE: Boys and Foreign Language Learning SUBTITLE: Real Boys Don't Do Languages Zoe Ziliak, PhD student, Program in Linguistics, University of Florida In "Boys and Foreign Language Learning: Real Boys Don't Do Languages_", Carr and Pauwels analyze the results of a qualitative study investigating why fewer school-age boys than girls choose to study foreign languages. Pauwels presents statistics from Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Scotland showing that in recent years foreign language classrooms in all these countries have had higher enrollment of girls than boys. (Throughout the book, the United States and Canada are mentioned only occasionally.) They restrict their analysis to the English-speaking world, noting that in countries where English is not the first language, foreign language learning is generally more highly valued, so class enrollment is often balanced between the sexes. For the study, Carr interviewed over 200 teenage Australian boys - some who had chosen to continue with foreign languages past the required courses but more who hadn't - as well as their language teachers and some female classmates. In this book, she provides excerpts of their responses, ranging from specific reasons why the boys don't take foreign languages, to general musings on biological differences between boys and girls ''in their brains,'' to teachers' stories of attempting to keep boys interested in class. Read the complete review at http://linguistlist.org/issues/17/17-2187.html#1 . |
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