{"id":1791,"date":"2024-12-09T10:02:14","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T10:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/progression-primary-languages\/?p=1791"},"modified":"2026-03-24T11:17:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T11:17:56","slug":"childrens-attitudes-towards-language-learning-preliminary-findings-from-the-pipl-research-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/progression-primary-languages\/childrens-attitudes-towards-language-learning-preliminary-findings-from-the-pipl-research-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Children\u2019s Attitudes Towards Language Learning: Preliminary findings from the PiPL attitudes surveys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As part of the Progression in Primary languages project, we are exploring children\u2019s attitudes towards language learning at Key Stage 2 (Years 3-6, ages 7-11) and how they may change over time. In this blog, we look at some preliminary findings from our children\u2019s attitudes survey.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">How we\u2019re measuring children\u2019s views<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Each year, participating children learning French, German or Spanish complete a survey looking at five key areas:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Their enjoyment of language lessons<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How useful they think the language will be for them in the future<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Their interest in countries and cultures in which the language is spoken<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Their beliefs about learning the language<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Their confidence in using the language<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><i>Example questions and rating scales for the French attitudes survey:<\/i><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1792 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/progression-primary-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-09-at-09.47.11-300x96.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"638\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/progression-primary-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-09-at-09.47.11-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/progression-primary-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-09-at-09.47.11-1024x328.png 1024w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/progression-primary-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-09-at-09.47.11-768x246.png 768w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/progression-primary-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-09-at-09.47.11-1536x492.png 1536w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/progression-primary-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-09-at-09.47.11-2048x656.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We are also conducting focus groups with small groups of children from each year group (we\u2019ll share those findings in a future blog post).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">Preliminary findings so far<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These are some of our preliminary findings from the attitude survey data we have collected so far.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"none\">Generally positive attitudes in Years 3, 4 and 5<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Overall, the data from our first two years of research suggest that most children in Years 3, 4 and 5 had positive attitudes towards language learning (indicated by a score above 2.5 out of 4). In general, Year 3 children tended to express the most positive attitudes towards language learning, with slightly lower but still positive attitudes in Years 4 and 5. However, there was lots of variation between year groups and between schools.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Our data also suggest that Year 6 children generally showed less positive attitudes towards language learning than younger year groups.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><i>Graph showing the 2024 attitude survey scores for Years 3, 4, 5 and 6. On our 4-point scale, scores above 2.5 indicate positive attitudes:<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1793 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/progression-primary-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-09-at-09.48.24-300x176.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"573\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/progression-primary-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-09-at-09.48.24-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/progression-primary-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-09-at-09.48.24-1024x602.png 1024w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/progression-primary-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-09-at-09.48.24-768x452.png 768w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/progression-primary-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-09-at-09.48.24-1536x903.png 1536w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/progression-primary-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-09-at-09.48.24.png 1884w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As can be seen in the graph above, attitudes appear to have been most positive in Year 3 and became less positive the older the children got.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"none\">Attitudes become less positive over time<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We currently have longitudinal data from three year groups \u2013 children who were in Years 3, 4 and 5, respectively, in 2023, our first year of data collection. As you can see in the graph below, a preliminary analysis of the longitudinal data indicates that children\u2019s attitudes towards language learning became less positive one year later. This pattern was the same across all three languages, although there was some variation, with German showing the smallest decrease, and Spanish the largest decrease in attitudes between one year and the next.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><i>Graph showing the change in overall attitude survey scores from one year to the next (2023-2024) for the different languages. On our 4-point scale, scores above 2.5 indicate positive attitudes:<\/i><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1794 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/progression-primary-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-09-at-09.48.49-300x176.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"588\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/progression-primary-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-09-at-09.48.49-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/progression-primary-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-09-at-09.48.49-1024x602.png 1024w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/progression-primary-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-09-at-09.48.49-768x452.png 768w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/progression-primary-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-09-at-09.48.49-1536x903.png 1536w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/progression-primary-languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-09-at-09.48.49.png 1884w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When we compared individual year groups, the biggest difference in motivation was seen between when children were in Year 5 and in Year 6.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"none\">Different aspects of children\u2019s attitudes<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Within the survey, we also asked the students their opinions on different factors related to learning a language. Children showed the strongest positive attitudes towards the following aspects:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Their enjoyment of language lessons\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Their interest in countries and cultures in which the language is spoken<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Children showed less positive attitudes towards the following aspects (although all scores were still generally positive):<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Their beliefs about learning the language<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How useful they think the language will be<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\"> for them in the future<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Their confidence in using the language<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Interestingly, when we compared the attitude survey scores between 2023 and 2024, we found that some of these attitudes were stable<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> while some changed. For example, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">enjoyment of language lessons, interest in countries and cultures in which the language is spoken <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">beliefs about language learning<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> did not change significantly over time.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> This suggests that, from one year to the next, children tended to feel equally positive about how enjoyable their language lessons were, how interested they were in French\/German\/Spanish-speaking countries and cultures and how they felt\/what they believed about language learning.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">However, their views on <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">how useful they <\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">thought <\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the language will be for them <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">became slightly less positive over time, suggesting that <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">as pupils got older, they tended to consider<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">languages as slightly less useful (although this was still rated positively overall). Finally, children\u2019s reported <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">confidence using the language<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> was relatively stable and positive across the two time points although, in some schools, this seemed to decrease slightly between 2023 and 2024.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">What\u2019s next<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While preliminary, these initial results firstly tell us that students\u2019 overall attitudes towards language learning were positive \u2013 which is great to see! However, both cross-sectional and longitudinal data also point to a decrease in student motivation over time, and particularly in Year 6. This pattern is in line with previous research showing a decrease in motivation over time for primary school children, both in language learning and in other subjects (e.g. Carreira, 2006; Archambault, Eccles &amp; Vida, 2010).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We are formulating some hypotheses as to why this decrease in motivation in our study might be the case. For example, if the MFL provision is minimised in Year 6 to favour SATs preparations, this could impact students\u2019 enjoyment and attitudes towards language learning. However, it is difficult to pinpoint a single reason that could explain this trend \u2013 firstly, each school is different, and secondly, students\u2019 motivation may be shaped by a variety of factors related not only to each individual student, but also to the school, family and the wider context. For this reason, we\u2019re continuing to explore what factors might be contributing to the change in attitudes towards language learning that children report over time. The focus group interviews with students, as well as the parents\u2019 responses to our language attitudes survey will guide us in identifying some of these factors, so stay tuned for future updates on these!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">Your thoughts<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We\u2019d love to hear your thoughts and experiences. Have you noticed similar patterns in your pupils\u2019 attitudes towards language learning? Are these similar or different to children\u2019s attitudes towards other subjects in primary school? Please let us know what you think by emailing us at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:PiPL@reading.ac.uk\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">PiPL@reading.ac.uk<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">References<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Archambault, I., Eccles, J. S., &amp; Vida, M. N. (2010). Ability self-concepts and subjective value in literacy: Joint trajectories from grades 1 through 12. <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Journal of Educational Psychology, 102<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(4), 804\u2013816.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Carreira, J. M. (2006). 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