Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1977

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Abstract

The purpose of this study was twofold, namely, (1) to investigate possible relationships between selected response factors and student perceived difficulty in the study of the German case system and (2) to determine if the textbook sequencing of this grammatical feature produced interaction effects with these selected response factors when tested against the criterion of student perceived difficulty in the study of the German case system. It was hypothesized that relationships would be found between the variables and the criterion except for the variables of sex, national origin, bilingualism, and years of study. Interaction effects were expected for the response variables and the sequencing of the case system in the respective textbooks except for the variables of sex, national origin, and the study of a foreign language other than German. The major findings of this study were that the cultural background of the learner appears to stand in no relationship to his perception of difficulty in the study of the German case system and that the prior exposure to the study of Spanish decreases student perceived difficulty in the study of this grammatical system, which is fundamental in achieving any proficiency in learning German, to an appreciable degree.

Extent

113 p.

Comments

Thesis (Educat.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1977.|College of Education|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (Educat.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1977.

Identifier

FADT11685

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