Channels, Fall 2023

99 Channels Vol. 8 No. 1 (2023): 99-123 ISSN 2474-2651 © 2023, Fry, licensed under CC BY-NC-ND (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc- nd/4.0/) Attitudes of American Secondary Students toward Foreign Languages: A Study at a High School in Western Pennsylvania Lynnell P. Fry English, Literature, and Modern Languages Abstract Tg uhai sg es st u(dF yL si )n. vWe sht ei gna rt ee ds eAa mr c ehri ni cga na t st iet cuodneds at roywsatrudd Fe nL tss, ’Daöt rt int yu edie’ ss Lt o2 wMaor tdi vf aotrieoing anl lSaenl -f Smyos tt ievma t i(oLn2.MWS Sh)i lwe at sh eursee di sa smau fcrha ml i teewr aotrukr teo oi nn vaetsttiitguadt ee sa tt toi wt uadreds , FaLssa t( tAi trut adme soanfof evcat, 2l a0n2g0u;aDg er e w( Deöl or nwy 2e i0, 1210, 0K9n;o uDsöer ne ty ea il . , &2 0K2u1b) aannydi omv oa t, i v2a0t1i o3n; tKoowr amr odsl e&a r nC isni zgéar , s e2c0o0n8d; LDiögrhnt yb eoiw’ s nL &2 MS pS aS dbae, i2n0g 1u8s; eUds thoi oi nd va e&s tDi göartneyFeLi , s2o0r1 u2 s) e, tdh teor ei ni sv ei ns st iugfaf itcei eanUt nr ei tseeda rSct ha toens lderaersnsi. nAg ccoa ns et e xs tt u, cdrye aotfi nag ha i ggha ps ci nh oporle’ sv i Fo Lu s pl ri toegrraat mu r ei nt hwa te st thei rs ns tPuednynssoyul vgahnt i at o wa ads- ct eoancdhuecrtse tdo udsiisncgo sv ue rr vseeyc or ensdeaarryc hs t furdo emn t1s9’ 3a t Ft iLt usdt ue ds et on wt s aarnddFiLnst .e Tr vhiee wf i ns dwi ni tghs tahrree et hFaLt Al amn geur iacgaen, sa enc oi dnedaal rLy 2s tsuedl fe nwths owghooe tso ao bk rao Fa dL , paons soeusgs hatn- t iod eLa2l ss ec hl f owo hl os ekl nf , oawps earnc oe it vheedr oauFgLhits-tiontseerlefsftoirngth. e popularity and utility of the language, and the idea that learning dKeenytws.ords: motivation, L2 Motivational Self System, foreign language, secondary stu-

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