Brendan Bartram is Senior Lecturer at the School of Education, University of Wolverhampton, UK.

'Invaluable to researchers in the field of Modern Foreign Language Learning (MFLL) as well as teachers and policy makers. The book is packed with comprehensive evidence difficult to come by elsewhere. Bartram's conclusions about how to respond to the remarkable findings about language attitudes, especially the commodity view of language, are well worth discussing in national and international circles.' Bärbel Diehr, Professor of TEFL and Psycholinguistics, University of Wuppertal, Germany

• 1. Introduction: Attitudes to language learning; 2. Comparing: Issues and contexts; 3. The Concept of Attitudes; 4. Attitudes to Modern Foreign Language Learning and Educational Influences; 5. Socio-cultural Attitudes and Influences; 6. Attitudes to Learning German, French and English; 7. Modern Foreign Language Learning Attitudes in the Three Countries; 8. Conclusions and Lessons; List of References; Index.

Brendan Bartram is Senior Lecturer at the School of Education, University of Wolverhampton, UK.

'Invaluable to researchers in the field of Modern Foreign Language Learning (MFLL) as well as teachers and policy makers. The book is packed with comprehensive evidence difficult to come by elsewhere. Bartram's conclusions about how to respond to the remarkable findings about language attitudes, especially the commodity view of language, are well worth discussing in national and international circles.' Bärbel Diehr, Professor of TEFL and Psycholinguistics, University of Wuppertal, Germany

• 1. Introduction: Attitudes to language learning; 2. Comparing: Issues and contexts; 3. The Concept of Attitudes; 4. Attitudes to Modern Foreign Language Learning and Educational Influences; 5. Socio-cultural Attitudes and Influences; 6. Attitudes to Learning German, French and English; 7. Modern Foreign Language Learning Attitudes in the Three Countries; 8. Conclusions and Lessons; List of References; Index.

Brendan Bartram is Senior Lecturer at the School of Education, University of Wolverhampton, UK.

'Invaluable to researchers in the field of Modern Foreign Language Learning (MFLL) as well as teachers and policy makers. The book is packed with comprehensive evidence difficult to come by elsewhere. Bartram's conclusions about how to respond to the remarkable findings about language attitudes, especially the commodity view of language, are well worth discussing in national and international circles.' Bärbel Diehr, Professor of TEFL and Psycholinguistics, University of Wuppertal, Germany

• 1. Introduction: Attitudes to language learning; 2. Comparing: Issues and contexts; 3. The Concept of Attitudes; 4. Attitudes to Modern Foreign Language Learning and Educational Influences; 5. Socio-cultural Attitudes and Influences; 6. Attitudes to Learning German, French and English; 7. Modern Foreign Language Learning Attitudes in the Three Countries; 8. Conclusions and Lessons; List of References; Index.