| Abstrakt: |
The objective of the article is the study of the "intercultural motivation" of learners of German as a foreign language (DaF). Noting the potentially significant role of foreign language classes in the development not only of linguistic competence but also of intercultural competence, we propose and define the notions of "intercultural orientation" and "intercultural motivation" in the first chapter. After a short methodological part, the next two chapters discuss some results of a cross-cultural comparative study, which comprised students taking part in courses of German in institutions of tertiary learning in Poland and the United States. Despite similarities, significant differences were identified between the two groups. Instrumental motivation dominates in Poland, while in the USA intercultural motivation is strongly represented, apart from the important instrumental motivators. In general, inner motivation plays a bigger role in the USA than in Poland, and therefore "intercultural motivation" is more significant in the USA than in Poland. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
