scholarly journals Differences in Foreign Language Choice of Students from Different Social Backgrounds

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-86
Author(s):  
Krisztina Sebestyén
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Family Background ◽  
Social Background ◽  
Language Choice ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
School Students ◽  
Local Cluster ◽  
Social Backgrounds

According to previous research (e.g. Bernstein, 1971; Gogolin, 2014; Hegedűs et al., 2019), family background plays a decisive role in an individual's mother tongue acquisition and in learning foreign languages. In another study, parents with a high social background (54.0%) chose German for their children, and parents with a low social background (56.9%) chose English in primary school (Sebestyén, 2021). Based on this, in the study I examine what difference can be detected in the foreign language choice of high school students from different social backgrounds. In the study, I analyze the student data (890 people) of my database entitled “German learning and teaching in Hajdú-Bihar and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg counties” prepared in the 2018/2019 school year, during which I perform cross-tabulation and cluster analysis with the help of SPSS program. The database contains data on 11th grade high school and vocational high school students who studied German and / or English in high school. As the results, there are differences between the learned foreign languages among secondary school students according to family background. Among the clusters related to high school choice, those belonging to the “Higher Education Oriented Local” cluster are most interested in foreign languages, most German-speaking (74.0%) and English (89,0%) students tend to be in this cluster. Overall, the majority of respondents learn English, while students from higher social backgrounds (also) learn German.

scholarly journals PROGRAM INSPIRASI BELAJAR BAHASA ASING BAGI REMAJA DALAM MENGHADAPI ERA GLOBALISASI

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Arianty Visiaty ◽  
Lusi Lian Piantari
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Junior High School Students ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
School Students ◽  
Service Activity

<p align="center"><strong>Abstrak</strong><strong> </strong></p><p><em>Masalah yang dihadapi oleh Panti Asuhan Harapan Remaja adalah kurangnya motivasi dan inspirasi anak asuh siswa SMP untuk belajar bahasa asing. Tujuan dari kegiatan ini adalah menumbuhkan motivasi dan inspirasi belajar bahasa asing untuk belajar bahasa asing.</em><em> Salah satu cara untuk menunbuhkan motivasi dan isnpirasi belajar bahasa asing adalah dengan dilakukannya pengenalan bahasa asing dengan konteks yang dekat dengan keseharian anak asuh/siswa. Untuk itu telah diadakan program penumbuhan motivasi dan inspirasi berbahasa asing terutama bahasa Jepang dan Inggris masing-masing selama 2 kali. Hasil dari kegiatan ini adalah munculnya ketertarikan siswa terhadap bahasa asing dan ketertarikan untuk belajar bahasa asing terutama bahasa Inggris dan Jepang. Selain itu terlihat juga peningkatan motivasi belajar bahasa asing selain pelajaran sekolah. Akan tetapi tidak ada peningkatan ketertarikan untuk berinteraksi dengan orang asing. Saran kegiatan ke depan adalah mengadakan yang berkelanjutan dan berkala.</em></p><p><strong>Kata kunci:<em> </em></strong><strong><em>Bahasa Asing, Inspirasi</em></strong><strong><em>, </em></strong><strong><em>Motivasi</em></strong></p><p><strong><em><br /></em></strong></p><p align="center"><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p><em>This community service activity had purposes to inspire and motivate the junior high school students to learn a foreign language at the Harapan Remaja Orphanage. This orphanage has a problem dealing with foster children’s motivation in learning foreign languages. The result of this activity is the emergence of an interest in foreign languages and learning those languages, especially English and Japanese. After the activities, the result shows that the learners’ motivation is still low. However, the activities related to foreign languages increased the participants’ interests to learn foreign languages, in this context, Japanese and English. It is suggested that the activity can be carried out continuously because raising inspiration and motivation requires enough time.</em></p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong><strong><em> </em></strong><strong><em>Foreign language,</em></strong><strong><em> </em></strong><strong><em>Inspiration</em></strong><strong><em>, </em></strong><strong><em>Motivation</em></strong><strong><em>, </em></strong></p>

scholarly journals The use of immersive 360° videos for foreign language learning: a study on usage and efficacy among high-school students

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Claudia Repetto ◽  
Anna Flavia Di Natale ◽  
Daniela Villani ◽  
Stefano Triberti ◽  
Serena Germagnoli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
School Students

scholarly journals Social Psychological Theories and Sustainable Second Language Learning: A Model Comparison Approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Kyung Kim ◽  
Tae-Il Pae
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Second Language ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Second Language Learning ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
School Students ◽  
South Korean

The purposes of the present study are two-fold: (1) To examine whether social psychological variables, such as attitude and subjective norm, can predict South Korean English as a foreign language high school students’ intention to learn English, and (2) to identify the best social psychological model for sustainable second language learning in the context of South Korean English as a foreign language (EFL) learning. A total of 614 South Korean high school learners of English participated in the present study. Data collected from a survey questionnaire were analyzed using a structural equation modeling procedure. Results of the present study indicate that South Korean high school students’ attitudes toward learning English and subjective norms made a significant and independent contribution to the variance in their intention to study English. Among the three competing social psychological models examined in the current study, the theory of Planned Behavior and an expanded model of Gardner’s Socio-educational Model proved to be the most effective in terms of the strength of path coefficients and explanatory power. Theoretical and pedagogical implications are provided.

scholarly journals La ponctuation des lyceens marocains du FLE : Défauts textuels et dispositifs de remediation

FRANCISOLA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 141
Author(s):  
Moulay Mohamed TARNAOUI ◽  
Boujghagh HASSAN
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Mots Clés ◽  
School Students ◽  
Written Production ◽  
Textual Cohesion ◽  
Futurs Enseignants

RÉSUMÉ. Dans le cadre de cette contribution, notre objectif est d’analyser les défauts de ponctuation des lycéens marocains pour répondre à la question suivante : les signes de ponctuation erronés ne contribueraient-ils pas à l’incompréhension et à l’opacité textuelle ? Le support qui servira de base au dépouillement des données est la production écrite. Il est donc crucial de repérer et de classer ces déviations localisées dans les copies des lycéens du FLE. Ces erreurs sont des indices des problèmes d'apprentissage du français chez nos sujets. Notons que cet aspect de la langue est souvent marginalisé par les enseignants bien qu’il contribue à la cohésion textuelle. Les résultats de ce travail ont révélé que la ponctuation reste non maîtrisée et bloque ainsi la compréhension du texte. C’est pourquoi, il sera fructueux de proposer quelques remédiations didactiques en faveur des futurs enseignants. Mots-clés : défauts textuels, français langue étrangère, ponctuation, production écriteABSTRACT. As part of this contribution, our objective is to analyze the punctuation defects of the Moroccan high school students to answer the following question: the punctuation marks mistakes not contribute to the misunderstanding and the textual opacity? The support that will be used as the basis for the data analysis is the written production. It is therefore crucial to identify and classify localized punctuation deviations in FFL high school students' copies. These errors are indicative of the problems of learning French in our subjects. Note that this aspect of language is often marginalized by teachers, although it contributes to textual cohesion. The results revealed that the punctuation remains uncontrolled. That is why it will be fruitful to propose some didactic remedies for future teachers. Keywords : textual flaws, French foreign language, punctuation, written production

scholarly journals Medical career expectations of academically talented high school students: A nationwide cross-sectional study in China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongbin Wu ◽  
Leisi Pei ◽  
Shan Li ◽  
Cheng Jiang
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Family Background ◽  
Academically Talented ◽  
School Students ◽  
Career Expectations ◽  
Medical Career ◽  
Talented Students ◽  
Academically Talented Students ◽  
Academic Tests

Abstract Background: Academically talented high school students (ATHSSs), an exceptional cohort, are not well studied for their career expectations, especially for those with medical career expectation (MCE). Nowadays, the public perception of the medical profession is changing in China. The purpose of this study was to answer questions about ‘is medicine attractive for ATHSSs and ‘what factors affect medical career expectations (MCE) for ATHSSs’ in China. Methods: A total of 16,479 representative ATHSSs in senior three completed a questionnaire and four different academic tests. Frequency statistics showed the proportion of ATHSSs with MCE. Unpaired t-tests were performed to find out the differences in demographics, family background, and academic performance between students with and without MCE. The logit models analysis were applied to explore the potential factors that affected the MCE of this exceptional group of students. Results: ATHSSs with MCE accounted for 20.6% (ranking 7/18) of the respondents. They were more likely to be female, came from relatively poorer families, lived in a rural area, and performed significantly worse in all academic tests except for mathematics, compared with those without MCE. In addition, the results revealed that gender (β=-0.436, p<0.01), region of hometown (β=-103, p<0.1), mother’s years of schooling (β=-0.019, p<0.05), and father’s occupational status (β=-0.005, p<0.01) contributed significantly to the MCE of academically talented students. Better performance in mathematics affected the MCE of ATHSSs taking the liberal arts and science tests differently. Conclusions: We found the medical career is becoming unattractive to academically talented students and the medical career may be loosing their aura in China. Students who have medical career expectations are likely to be females and to have a weak family background. We discuss implications for medical education.

scholarly journals Difficulties in the Development of English-Language Competence in Reading in High School Students of General Secondary Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-78
Author(s):  
Iryna V. Vlasiuk
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Secondary Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Industrial Society ◽  
School Students ◽  
Language Competence ◽  
Personal Skills ◽  
English Competence

The relevance of the study is conditioned by the growth of intercultural communication in modern post-industrial society, resulting in the need to change opinions on the development of foreign language competence in school-age students for its effective improvement and further use in professional activities. The purpose of the study is to determine the features of the development of English language competence in reading in high school students of general secondary education and to find methods of overcoming difficulties in the process of mastering a foreign language. In the process of the study, the author used general scientific theoretical methods, including methods of analysis, synthesis, generalisation, and classification. Based on research results of Ukrainian and foreign scholars, the study characterised the basic opinions on the development of foreign language competence in reading, in particular, in high school students. The study defines the term “reading” and considers its main categories, such as types of reading, levels of comprehension of the text, general personal skills for perfect command of reading in a foreign language, etc. It was found that the main difficulties in the development of English competence in reading in high school students are general language, including spelling, and psychological, based on the lack of motivation to learn the language. Tips for English teachers are presented, focused on improving the development of English competence in reading in students, including the use of authentic materials, information technology, as well as the use of practical exercises that help improve reading aloud. The authors see the prospects for further research in the empirical substantiation of methods for overcoming the difficulties of developing English-language competence among high school students

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