Factors Influencing Achievement and Performance in Second Language Acquisition

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Podobnik ◽  
Prema Chaudhari
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
And Performance

APTITUDE AND SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

2005 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 46-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Aptitude Tests ◽  
Advanced Level ◽  
Learning Success ◽  
And Performance

Recent second language acquisition (SLA) research into the cognitive abilities implicated in implicit, incidental, and explicit learning, and in learning and performance on tasks differing in their information processing demands has prompted new theoretical frameworks for conceptualizing L2 aptitude. This research is reviewed and related to measures of abilities operationalized in existing aptitude tests, as well as to measures of abilities that are the focus of more recent research in cognitive psychology. Finally, prospects for developing aptitude tests to serve the purposes of predicting both early and advanced level language learning success are discussed in the light of the SLA findings and aptitude frameworks reviewed.

scholarly journals Student expectations of TESOL Programs

2006 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 4.1-4.21
Author(s):  
Sarbari Bordia ◽  
Lynn Wales ◽  
Jeffery Pittam ◽  
Cindy Gallois
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Student Expectations ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Affective Factors ◽  
Speakers Of Other Languages ◽  
And Performance

Most practitioners teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) will agree that students come with some expectations about course content and teaching methodology and that these expectations play a vital role in student motivation and learning. However, the study of student expectations has been a surprising omission from Second Language Acquisition research. In the studies reported here, we develop a model of student expectations by adapting the Expectation Disconfirmation paradigm, widely used in consumer psychology. Student and teacher perspectives on student expectations were gathered by interviews. Responses shed light on the nature of expectations, factors causing expectations and effects of expectation fulfilment (or lack of it). The findings provide new avenues for research on affective factors as well as clarify some ambiguities in motivational research in second language acquisition. The model presented here can be used by teachers or institutions to conduct classroom-based research, thus optimising students’ learning and performance, and enhancing student morale.

scholarly journals AN ANALYSIS ON THE FACTORS INFLUENCING THE SECOND LANGUANGE ACQUISITION (STUDENTS’ ENGLISH LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT) OF THE USHULUDDIN, ADAB AND DA’WAH STUDENTS

Al-Hikmah ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wardah Wardah
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Research Use ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Learning Achievement ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Effect Relation

This research was conducted for factors (internal and external) which influences students’ second language acquisition (students’ learning achievement). This research has investigated the effect relation of the factors on students’ learning achievement and the factors which influence the students’ learning achievement and the factors that comes from the students that influencing the students’ second language acquisition (learning achievement).This research use quantitative research. This research conducted in Ushuludddin, Adab and Da’wah Faculty, especially for 5 majors. The sample of this research about 100 students. The data in this research were collected by documentation technique and questionnaire technique. In analyzing the data, the researcher using Multiple Regression Analysis (SPSS 17), T test, F test, and Coefficient Determination (R2). Motivation, personal practice, study habits, and input has significant effect to the students’ learning achievement. Attitude, social factors and interaction has no significant effect to the students’ learning achievement. (Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor (internal dan eksternal) yang mempengaruhi akuisisi bahasa kedua mahasiswa (prestasi belajar mahasiswa). Penelitian ini telah meneliti hubungan pengaruh antara faktor-faktor prestasi belajar mahasiswa dan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi prestasi belajar mahasiswa, serta faktor-faktor yang berasal dari mahasiswa yang mempengaruhi akuisisi bahasa tersebut. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Ushuludddin, Adab dan Fakultas Dakwah, khususnya pada 5 jurusan. Sampel penelitian ini sekitar 100 mahasiswa. Data dalam penelitian ini dikumpulkan dengan teknik dokumentasi dan teknik kuesioner. Dalam menganalisis data, peneliti menggunakan Analisis Regresi Berganda (SPSS 17), uji T, uji F, dan Koefisien Determinasi (R2). Motivasi, praktik pribadi, kebiasaan belajar, dan masukan memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap pencapaian belajar mahasiswa. Sikap, faktor sosial dan interaksi tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap prestasi belajar mahasiswa).

Informal Learning in Second Language Acquisition

2019 ◽  
pp. 1111-1122
Author(s):  
Helen, Yeh Wai Man
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Informal Learning ◽  
English Proficiency ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Directed Learning ◽  
And Performance

This chapter has investigated the importance of informal language learning in second language acquisition through a case study of two ESL learners. The effect of various kinds of informal learning with various resources on language proficiency and performance are discussed in relation to Bennett's model (2012). The case study shows that an “intake-type” informal environment can provide input to the language acquisition and self-directed learning and is crucial to effective language learning. Through the interviews with the subject learners, it can be seen that the learner with higher English proficiency and performance has been using self-directed language learning throughout his childhood and youth whereas the learner with lower English proficiency and performance generally has adopted tacit learning, which seems to be less effective in informal learning. Hence, self-directed learning should be promoted in schools and colleges by raising students' awareness of its importance and promoting learning-to-learn strategies.

scholarly journals Willingness to Communicate in English among ESL Undergraduates in Malaysia

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-34
Author(s):  
Ai Siok KHO-YAR ◽  
Shameem RAFIK-GALEA ◽  
Elise Ai Hwee KHO
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Willingness To Communicate ◽  
Final Model ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
And Performance

Students’ unwillingness in communicating (WTC) English has many factors especially insecond language acquisition. This study investigates the willingness to communicate(WTC) in English among ESL undergraduates in Malaysia. A hypothesised model that integratesWTC in English, motivation, self-efficacy, mindset, and performance was tested usingstructural equation modelling (SEM). The results show that the personality of learnersare directly affecting motivation and WTC in English. Further, the results also demonstratethat both motivation and academic achievement influences WTC in English indirectlythrough self-efficacy. The final model correlates well with the data, thereby indicating thepotential of academic achievement can contribute to ESL communication. Keywords: Willingness to communicate; low proficiency; second language acquisition;speaking

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Second Language Learning Among Urban European Language Learners: A Qualitative Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Poornima ◽  
Harini Jayaraman ◽  
Dr. Arun Kumar. A
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Second Language Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
European Language ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Factors Influencing

Second-language acquisition, second-language learning, or L2 acquisition, is the process by which people learn a second language. The field of second-language acquisition is a sub discipline of applied linguistics, but also receives research attention from a variety of other disciplines, such as psychology and education. We aimed to understand the various factors influencing the second language learning among urban foreign language learners. Between February 2015 and September 2015, we conducted 10 in-depth interviews with a purposive sample of students learning European languages and five key informant interviews with European language teachers in Chennai. Audio recorded interviews were analysed thematically using NVivo 10. The mean age of the participants is 24.7 years. Most of the participants reported professional reasons to learn the language, uninteresting classrooms as a major reason for attrition and previous language learning experience affects their current learning. The need to integrate life and language skills in classes and activities to promote creativity was emphasized by most of them. About half of them said that there is a need to customize courses and use technology like smart boards for making classes more interactive. This paper discusses the findings of the study and its implications in second-language acquisition.

scholarly journals FACTORS INFLUENCING SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Siti Khasinah
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Cognitive Ability ◽  
Cognitive Style ◽  
Dominant Contribution ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
The Way

Motivation, attitude, age, intelligence, aptitude, cognitive style, and personality are considered as factors that greatly influence someone in the process of his or her second language acquisition. Experts state that those factors give a more dominant contribution in SLA to learners variedly, depend on who the learners are, their age, how they behave toward the language, their cognitive ability, and also the way they learn.

The Monitor Model and Neurofunctional Theory: An Integrated View

1983 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
James W. Tollefson ◽  
Bob Jacobs ◽  
Elaine J. Selipsky
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Linguistic Knowledge ◽  
And Performance

The acquisition-learning distinction is the foundation for much current research in second language acquisition (SLA), yet we lack an analysis of the applicability of this distinction to the whole of the SLA process, including input, storage, retrieval, and performance. This article details the meaning of the acquisition-learning distinction in the Monitor Model and Neurofunctional Theory. It is argued that the two models provide complementary accounts of different components of the SLA process, with the Monitor Model employing the acquisition-learning distinction in an analysis of input and performance, and Neurofunctional Theory using the distinction to describe the formation of linguistic knowledge. Thus an integrated SLA model is proposed that carries the acquisition-learning distinction to all components of the SLA process and that incorporates the main elements of the Monitor Model and Neurofunctional Theory.

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