The choice of a foreign language as university degree: Expectations and traits of study

Authors

  • Asunción Martínez-Martínez Universidad de Granada
  • Félix Zurita-Ortega Universidad de Granada
  • Manuel Castro-Sánchez Universidad de Granada
  • Tamara Espejo-Garcés Universidad de Granada
  • Ramón Chacón-Cuberos Universidad de Granada
  • Gerardo Ruiz-Rico-Ruiz Universidad de Jaén

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7203/relieve.23.2.8115

Keywords:

Educational Guidance, Foreign Language, Degrees

Abstract

The aim of this study is to report the degree which is most demanded by students in their final year of university and training Higher Level and to analyze the influence of parameters of gender, field of study, academic and professional interests and motives in the choosing a degree or qualification Foreign Language. This study involves a total of 1,162 students from Spain, with an age between 17 and 21 occurs years (M= 18.24 years, SD = 1.258). The main conclusions of this research is drawn that about one in ten are students who intend to study the three degrees of a foreign language is in the University (Grade of English Studies, Translation and Interpretation and Primary Mention Foreign Language), with women being the ones most Grades intend to study a foreign language, coming almost entirely School, characterized by being altruistic and noting "the taste for this profession," as most decisive reason.

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Author Biographies

Asunción Martínez-Martínez, Universidad de Granada

Departamento de Métodos de Investigación y Diagnóstico en Educación

Félix Zurita-Ortega, Universidad de Granada

Grupo de investigación HUM238. Departamento de Didáctica de la Expresión Musical, Plástica y Corporal.

Manuel Castro-Sánchez, Universidad de Granada

Grupo de investigación HUM-238.

Tamara Espejo-Garcés, Universidad de Granada

Grupo de investigación HUM-238.

Ramón Chacón-Cuberos, Universidad de Granada

Grupo de investigación HUM-238.

Gerardo Ruiz-Rico-Ruiz, Universidad de Jaén

Grupo de investigación HUM-653.

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Published

2017-12-15

How to Cite

Martínez-Martínez, A., Zurita-Ortega, F., Castro-Sánchez, M., Espejo-Garcés, T., Chacón-Cuberos, R., & Ruiz-Rico-Ruiz, G. (2017). The choice of a foreign language as university degree: Expectations and traits of study. RELIEVE – Electronic Journal of Educational Research and Evaluation, 23(2). https://doi.org/10.7203/relieve.23.2.8115

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 2 (2017)

Section

Research Articles

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