scholarly journals An investigation of factors affecting early foreign language learning in the Netherlands

2014 ◽  
pp. amt052 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Unsworth ◽  
Liv Persson ◽  
Tineke Prins ◽  
Kees De Bot
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Factors Affecting

The Impact of Foreign Language Learning Style on Strategies Preferences in Art Colleges

2014 ◽  
Vol 971-973 ◽  
pp. 2677-2680
Author(s):  
Di Jiao
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Factors affecting students’ English learning performances are always debated among language researchers. This research is carried out in art colleges to figure out the students’ preferences in learning styles and learning strategies as well as the relationship between them. Questionnaires have been applied and data have been dealt with by SPSS. This research has shown that students in the art college tend to be visual and individual learners, and thus they prefer to adopt metacognitive, memory and affective strategies.

scholarly journals “I feel like it’s giving me a lot as a language teacher to be a learner myself”: Factors affecting the implementation of a multilingual pedagogy as reported by teachers of diverse languages

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 579-606
Author(s):  
Raees Calafato
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Teacher Development ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Factors Affecting

To boost the foreign language learning process, language teachers need to know how to implement a multilingual pedagogy, that is, they should be able to draw on their and their students’ knowledge of other languages during lessons. This qualitative study explored the extent to which 21 foreign language teachers in Norwegian and Russian upper-secondary schools were willing and able to implement multilingual teaching practices and the factors that they thought affected this implementation. The findings revealed three main factors, namely, their language knowledge, their positioning as language learners, and the level of support they received, which the participants reported as strongly influencing the extent to which they were able and willing to draw on their and their students’ multilingualism as a pedagogical resource. The findings also indicated that participants did not implement multilingual teaching practices differently based on the languages they taught, although there were differences between the participants from Norway and Russia concerning the teaching of English. The study has important implications for research on language teaching and learning in multilingual environments, educational institutions, and teacher development programs.

scholarly journals A Discussion of Foreign Language Listening Problems and Their Causes among Intermediate EFL learners in Chinese universities

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 47-59
Author(s):  
Zhiyi Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Spoken Word Recognition ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Chinese Universities ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Chinese Context

Listening has been considered as the most important language skill by many researchers but in Chinese context it has been overlooked for years. The Foreign Language (FL) listening problems gradually reveal when students attend to the Listening Course in universities or colleges. This paper at first illustrates the importance of listening in foreign language learning and provides a discussion on the top-down and bottom-up processes with the analysis of Anderson’s three-model of language comprehension [9] as well as the factors affecting listening comprehension in Foreign Language in general, aiming at the illustration of the necessity on one of the bottom-up processes - the Spoken Word Recognition (SWR). The analysis of two issued official guiding documents for Chinese university students and the current situation of English listening teaching in Chinese universities are followed, providing a general background on English listening teaching in Chinese context. Three possible foreign language listening problems and their causes are proposed, followed by the pedagogical suggestions to EFL learners who are improving their listening skills and instructors who are advancing their teaching procedures.

scholarly journals Rapid Changes in Foreign Language Learning Anxiety Caused by a Multiplicity of Topics: An Idiodynamic Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-102
Author(s):  
Khatereh Saghafi ◽  
Majid Elahi Shirvan
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Foreign Language Anxiety ◽  
Topic Familiarity ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
English As Foreign Language ◽  
Foreign Language Learners ◽  
Major Factors

Considering the dynamicnature of foreign language anxiety (FLA), we applied an idiodynamic method to explore topic-based variations of FLA. Before the study was conducted, a class of 20 female intermediate English as foreign language learners were assessed using the foreign language classroom anxiety scale (FLCAS). Two low-anxiety learners and two high-anxiety learners were selected to participate in this study. The idiodynamic method involved videotaping the participants’ responses to four topic-based questions, their self-ratings of fluctuations in FLA while answering the questions, and drawing attributions for topic-based changes in FLA. The results demonstrated both within-individual and between-individual stability and variation in FLA. Linguistic block, topic familiarity, topic interest, and topic-related emotional loading were revealed as the major factors affecting the dynamics of FLA. The pedagogical implications of the findings are discussed.

scholarly journals FACTORS AFFECTING MOTIVATION OF ENGLISH-MAJORED STUDENTS TOWARDS LEARNING ENGLISH AT A UNIVERSITY IN THE MEKONG DELTA, VIETNAM

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thi Bao Dung Dang ◽  
Van Lanh Le ◽  
Tuong Vy Ha
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Mekong Delta ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Study Process ◽  
Learning English

It could be broadly accepted that motivation plays its fundamental role as one of the most important elements in foreign language learning. The present research investigated factors affecting motivation in learning English of freshmen at Tay Do University. The participants were 84 freshmen studying in Faculty of Linguistics and Literature. In the study process, these participants were given questionnaires which consisted of several statements related to the mentioned factors and the interview to get information. The collected data from the two instruments mentioned above were all analyzed afterward. The current study showed that there were elements that motivate freshmen towards English learning. Parental, environmental, teacher’s and intrinsic (personal) factors were examined. It is hoped that this research can be helpful for not only students but also teachers in learning and teaching English. <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0894/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

scholarly journals Interconnection of perfection and success in learning foreign languages

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 112-124
Author(s):  
O. Yu. Savina
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Common Reference

The article deals with the relationship between perfectionism in the academic environment and foreign language learning. After defining the basic concepts (the three-dimensional model of perfectionism, its components, the multidimensional perfectionism scale by P. Hewitt and G. Flett), the results of the current related research conducted abroad and in Russia are briefly presented. The literature review allowed us to formulate a research question: Are the foreign language and its level of proficiency (on the Common reference levels) related to the degree of perfectionism and its components?In search of an answer to this question, an empirical study was conducted (sample size 213 participants). Using objective statistical methods, it was found that, in general, there are no statistically significant differences between students studying different languages and students at different levels. However, differences in the degree of perfectionism between A2 level and neighboring levels attract attention in terms of the effect sizes. For individual components of perfectionism, the levels of Basic user (A1 and A2) differ most from other levels.The presented results can be useful both for foreign language teachers and for scientists dealing with the success of language learning and the factors affecting this process.

Het Autonoom Leren Van Vreemde Talen Door Volwassenen in Nederland

1978 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 110-120
Author(s):  
Wil Knibbeler
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Autonomous Learning ◽  
National Commission ◽  
Critical Study ◽  
Language Courses ◽  
Self Instruction ◽  
Sophisticated Analysis

Autonomous Learning of Foreign Languages by Adults in the Netherlands: A UNESCO Research Project In the field of foreign language learning there is a growing interest in the group of adult learners. As foreign language learning in school often does not provide students with all the knowledge and skill they need, many countries are looking for facilities for adults to brush up or to improve their skill in the languages they have learned at school and/or to learn other languages. The fact that most adults are often unable to attend language courses conducted by teachers, may force them to seek materials for self-instruction. The UNESCO is trying to obtain information on whether in Europe materials for autonomous foreign language learning are available and, if so, what criteria they meet. The UNESCO Secretariat has asked the French National Commission to prepare a critical study, with the help of a research group of the Ecole Normale Superieure de Saint Cloud (Audio-Visuel Centre), of the forms of autodidaxy and semi-autonomy in the field of foreign language learning in Europe. This research pro-ject involves English, French, Spanish and Russian and was carried out in Great Britain, France, Spain, URSS, Sweden and the Netherlands. Dis-tance teaching by means of mass media as well as the issue of the efficiency of autonomous learning are not investigated. The sophisticated analysis grid developed for the sake of the evaluation of the materials and the systems, is perhaps the most im-portant aspect of this project. The information received with the aid of this analysis grid, shows that in the Netherlands the materials are rather inadequate.

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