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Bajo el auspicio de la Unión Europea de Difusión se desarrolló el primer sistema de radiodifusión digital Eureka 147 DAB. Ha provocado controversias, especialmente entre Europa y Estados Unidos. Hay muchos intereses económicos y políticos detrás de esto. Los autores vislumbran muchas dificultades para que la DAB se convierta en la norma mundial, esto debido a que E.U. no se halla muy conforme al respecto.

A feature of Italian universities is the high student drop-out rate in nearly all degree courses. It is likely that among the causes of this phenomenon a significant factor is loss of motivation. This study represents the first stage of a longitudinal research project aimed at monitoring students’ motivation levels over a three-year period. At the beginning of the academic year 2008-2009 a questionnaire was administered to 150 newly enrolled students of English at the University of Cagliari in Italy. The closed-response items were designed to measure the respondents’ instrumental and intrinsic motivation. The responses were then considered in the light of the following variables: age, gender, level of competence in English and choice of degree course. The major finding was that a clear majority of respondents reported a considerably higher level of intrinsic than instrumental motivation, while the most significant variables were shown to be competence level and choice of degree.