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The German Language Worldwide: Data - Course Participation in Germany
No full textThis dataset contains information on language course participation at the Goethe-Institut in Germany. In total, foreign students from around 200 countries participated in courses in the years 1966 - 2014. If you use this data, please cite the related publication
The German Language Worldwide: Data - Language Learning Opportunities Abroad
No full textThis dataset describes the regional distribution of the Goethe-Institut from 1965 - 2014, the opening and closing years of all institutes and whether they provide language services. If you use this data, please cite the related publication
The German Language Worldwide: Data - Course Participation Abroad
No full textThis dataset contains data on language learning at the Goethe-Institut in countries all over the world and contains numbers on student registrations (1990 - 2014), sold course units (1972 - 1989 and 1998 - 2014) and exam participation (1986 - 2014). If you use this data, please cite the related publication
The German Language Worldwide: Data - Language Learning Opportunities Abroad
No full textThis dataset describes the regional distribution of the Goethe-Institut from 1965 - 2014, the opening and closing years of all institutes and whether they provide language services. If you use this data, please cite the related publication
The German Language Worldwide: Data - Course Participation in Germany
No full textThis dataset contains information on language course participation at the Goethe-Institut in Germany. In total, foreign students from around 200 countries participated in courses in the years 1966 - 2014. If you use this data, please cite the related publication
The German Language Worldwide: Data - Course Participation Abroad
No full textThis dataset contains data on language learning at the Goethe-Institut in countries all over the world and contains numbers on student registrations (1990 - 2014), sold course units (1972 - 1989 and 1998 - 2014) and exam participation (1986 - 2014). If you use this data, please cite the related publication
Rating conference
No full textThe following text introduces a relatively new mixed-method instrument called “rating conference.” It combines a short preceding questionnaire (“rating”) with a subsequent structured focus group interview (“conference”). A core characteristic of a rating conference is the integration of qualitative and quantitative data assessment: Individual item ratings are transferred onto a sheet or screen visible to all participants, which stimulates and guides a subsequent group discussion. While the rating of the questionnaire items gives a quick overview of the participants’ general perspectives on a given topic, the subsequent focus group discussion uncovers an individual’s experiences, attitudes, evaluations, and emotions with regard to the ratings and in the light of a group view. Thus, the integration of the two methods into one instrument reveals an individual’s as well as a collective perspective on the research topic and helps to understand distinct as well as shared knowledge. In the case of the assessment of several rating conferences, comparisons between different groups can be drawn
Language learning: human capital investment or consumption?
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This paper focuses on foreign language learning as human capital investment or consumption. We apply the human capital investment framework to foreign language learning and enlarge it by the consumption motive. Based on a novel dataset of close to 5000 language course participants in 14 countries worldwide, we estimate individual and country-level determinants of the different motives for language learning and of the expected use of language skills in the labour market. We highlight possible spillovers from the consumption motive to a professional use, which emerge mostly in a “tied-mover” context. This provides guidance for targeted language policies.Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100001659Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena 10001295
Rating conference
No full textThe following text introduces a relatively new mixed-method instrument called “rating conference.” It combines a short preceding questionnaire (“rating”) with a subsequent structured focus group interview (“conference”). A core characteristic of a rating conference is the integration of qualitative and quantitative data assessment: Individual item ratings are transferred onto a sheet or screen visible to all participants, which stimulates and guides a subsequent group discussion. While the rating of the questionnaire items gives a quick overview of the participants’ general perspectives on a given topic, the subsequent focus group discussion uncovers an individual’s experiences, attitudes, evaluations, and emotions with regard to the ratings and in the light of a group view. Thus, the integration of the two methods into one instrument reveals an individual’s as well as a collective perspective on the research topic and helps to understand distinct as well as shared knowledge. In the case of the assessment of several rating conferences, comparisons between different groups can be drawn
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