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Treści realio- i kulturoznawcze a motywacja do nauki języka obcego

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Language is an integral part o f culture, alike the cultural elements constitute indissoluble part of the foreign language learning. It determines the perception of culture, as well as the reality of countries where the given language is used. An introductory part of the present paper is comprised of the theoretical framework; where the notion of culture, inter-culturalism, cultural & regional studies and motivation will be explained. The last of the mentioned concepts will be examined more thoroughly, sińce it is regarded as a success factor for learning. The attention will be concentrated on the so called internal and external motivation, as well as integrative and instrumental motivation. In the finał part, the author will discuss survey results that regarded motivating factors for learning German. The survey was conducted among the students of: business language specialization (2 groups of freshmen), undergraduates (3rd year of studies) and Master’s Degree Programme (2nd year of studies).