scholarly journals TO BE AND HOW TO BE: INSIDES OF PROGRESS AND FAILURE IN LANGUAGE LEARNING

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (05) ◽  
Author(s):  
NGUYỄN TRƯỜNG SA
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
General Formula ◽  
Language Learner ◽  
Holistic Model ◽  
Individual Factor ◽  
Affective Factors ◽  
Learning Stories ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis

This study investigated deeply into what happened when a language learner made failure and success. The question is how and what learners do to make improvements and achievements and/or to turn their learning results worse. Adopting grounded theory methodology and ethnographic perspective with prolong observations and interviews as the basis of data collection and analysis, the researcher studied the learning stories of 8 participants in 24 months to build up a general formula explaining how improvements and achievements operate. Motivation and autonomy were classified as the two central and most stable constructs in a holistic model containing numerous changing affective factors. Results showed that it is not really because of any single change in any individual factor/construct, but the operation of this whole model shapes the success and failure in language learning.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF THE AFFECTIVE DIMENSION IN SHAPING FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNERS’ CONCEPTUAL SYSTEM

Neofilolog ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 103-117
Author(s):  
Ariadna Strugielska
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Language Learner ◽  
Conceptual System ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Affective Factors ◽  
Foreign Language Learners

The role of affective factors in the process of foreign language learning and teaching is undeniable. Still, despite growing interest in the role of attitudinal variables in foreign language training, the problem has not been much researched from the perspective of multidimensional cognition. Thus, the focus of the article is the architecture of foreign language learners’ cognition situated within a multimodal framework and shaped by particular socio-linguistic experience. It is postulated that the conceptual system of a foreign language learner is unique in being highly susceptible to processing in terms of affective parameters. This hypothesis is corroborated by the results of a pilot study which show that concrete words in the conceptual systems of foreign language learners are associated with affect more than in the case of native speakers.

scholarly journals A Qualitative Investigation of the Dynamics and Complexity of Language Learner Beliefs through Written Protocols

2014 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ursula Ritzau
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
University Students ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Language Learner ◽  
Qualitative Investigation ◽  
Learner Beliefs ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Collection Phase

During recent years, language learner beliefs have increasingly been studied through qualitative, learner-centred methods, and the development and dynamics of language learner beliefs have been brought into focus. This paper analyses the development and complexity of beliefs expressed by three university students of Danish as a foreign language in Switzerland. A qualitative method inspired by Grounded Theory is employed and proves to be fruitful for pinpointing the dynamics and complexities of the beliefs. Data are collected through written protocols in German and Danish. The data collection phase stretches over nearly a year and a half, which facilitates a detailed exploration of temporal changes in the beliefs expressed by the study participants.

“Next, it will be you”: Women’s Fear of Victimization and Precautionary Safety Behaviors in Informal Settlement Communities in Nairobi, Kenya

2021 ◽  
pp. 107780122110457
Author(s):  
Samantha C. Winter ◽  
Nathan J. Aguilar ◽  
Lena M. Obara ◽  
Laura Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Informal Settlement ◽  
Informal Settlements ◽  
Safety Behaviors ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Fear Of Victimization ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Grounded Theory Approach ◽  
Depth Interviews

Around one billion people live in informal settlements globally, including over half of Nairobi, Kenya’s 3 million residents. The purpose of this study was to explore women’s fear of victimization within Mathare, an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya and how fear of victimization influences women’s behaviors. Fifty-five in-depth interviews were conducted with women in 2015–2016. A modified grounded theory approach guided data collection and analysis. Findings suggest fear of victimization is a serious concern in informal settlements, but women have found ways to adapt their behaviors to cope and to continue to function and protect their children despite fearing victimization.

Qualitative Research Designs

2021 ◽  
pp. 55-76
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Study Design ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Question And Answer

This chapter discusses the big five qualitative traditions/designs and others. It is divided into seven sections, and the first section discusses biography design. The types and steps of undertaking projects via biography design are highlighted in detail. The second and third sections address phenomenology and grounded theory designs respectively. The case study design is exposed in Section 4 while historical design is explored in Section 5. Section 6 contains information related to ethnography design. The readers will be able to understand the data collection and analysis procedures related to each and every design and the unique characteristics of the designs are exposed in this chapter. The chapter is concluded by a question and answer section, where important questions are suggested and answered.

scholarly journals Investigating the Perceptions of L2 Learners on Language Learning Anxiety: A Study of Undergraduate Students at Public Sector University, Sindh Pakistan

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 94
Author(s):  
Amina Bibi Bhatti ◽  
Habibullah Pathan ◽  
Syed Waqar Ali Shah ◽  
Aisha Faryal ◽  
Aisha Bhatti
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Communication Apprehension ◽  
Subjective Feeling ◽  
Affective Factors ◽  
Learning Anxiety ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Foreign Language Classroom ◽  
Language Learning Anxiety

English has got the position of authorized language in Pakistan, widely used in various domains. In academic studies it is mandatory to teach English up to higher education. Mansoor (2004) estimates that newly graduate have studied English for at least 9 years recently. English is used as means for instruction in professional education like medicine, engineering and law.One of the most common issues in learning a foreign language is anxiety. Among the three affective factors (attitudes, motivation, anxiety), language anxiety is the most common issue. It is also one of the factors which influence language learning (Henter, 2013). Anxiety is defined as “the subjective feeling of tension, apprehension, nervousness, and worry associated with an arousal of the autonomic nervous system” (cited by Spielberger.1983). Horwitz (1986) revealed that in academic as well as social context anxiety in a foreign language is related to performance and suggested three kinds of anxiety. (1) Communication apprehension (2) Fear of negative evaluation (3) Test anxiety. This study aims to know the perceptions of English Language Learners on Language learning Anxiety in EFL classroom. The purpose of this study is to find or reveal the type of anxiety that learners feel in English as a foreign language classroom at University level.The participants in this research are from one engineering university (MUET Jamshoro) of the Sindh and the size of the sample is also little (n=140). For a clear view of this area further large scale studies in different contexts of the country are needed for having a good platform for foreign language learning.The present study used quantitative method for data collection to get unbiased results. Participants of the study are first year students of different engineering fields of Mehran University who learn English as a foreign language. The Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) given by (Horwitz, 1986) has been adapted and applied for data collection. The questionnaire was bifurcated into two parts, the initial part of questionnaire was for demographic information and the second part was for knowing the perceptions of students on anxiety. The data results were evaluated after doing different tests in SPSS software. The findings of the study reveal the learners feel anxiety during EFL classrooms and communication apprehension anxiety experienced by students is at a higher level from the learner’s perspective.This will be beneficial for learners, educators and helpful to policy makers of the education system to make good and valid policies that will improve the learning of foreign language in a better way and suitable environment. It will be a significant contribution in the research domain.

scholarly journals Advancing Grounded Theory: Using Theoretical Frameworks within Grounded Theory Studies

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Full Length ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Founding Fathers ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Research Questions

The founding fathers of grounded theory (GT) claimed it is an inductive methodological approach. Yet, some scholars argue that purely inductive GTs are not possible given researchers’ involvement in data collection and analysis. Subsequently, a constructivist GT approach was introduced. Still, full-length methodological articles that include rationales or detailed explanations for using constructivist GT approaches are limited in peer-reviewed journals. The purpose of this article is to highlight the ways in which the author used a constructivist GT approach in his dissertation. Within the article, the author provides concrete examples and a rationale for the ways in which he used a theoretical framework within a constructivist GT study. First, the author introduces literature on GT. Next, the author introduces the theoretical framework used in the study, highlighting the introduction of a theoretical framework as a departure from the traditional tenets of GT. Finally, the author highlights the ways in which he used the theoretical framework to shape the research questions, data collection and analysis, and findings.

scholarly journals Raízes sócio-filosóficas e evolução da Grounded Theory

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 595
Author(s):  
Ângela Simões ◽  
Paula Sapeta
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Symbolic Interactionism ◽  
Chicago School ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
The University

Resumo: A Grounded Theory (GT) é uma metodologia que, a partir das experiências vivenciadas por atores sociais, e através de processos de codificação e comparação constante, permite o desenvolvimento de teoria. Este ensaio teórico, de natureza descritivo-reflexiva, elaborada durante a investigação acerca da Promoção e Preservação da Dignidade no Contexto de Cuidados em Lares de Idosos, realizada no contexto do Doutoramento em Enfermagem da Universidade de Lisboa, tem o objetivo de apresentar a revisão narrativa e metodológica sobre as origens e evolução da GT, desde a influência fundamental do interacionismo simbólico, do pragmatismo e da Escola de Chicago salientando o momento diacritico na trajetória dos seus autores originais, Barney Glaser e Anselm Strauss, pautado por ideias distintas sobre o processo de recolha e análise de dados e sobre a postura do pesquisador perante o contexto e a própria investigação, que marcará a evolução da metodologia até à atualidade.Palavras-chave: Investigação qualitativa; Grounded Theory; Interacionismo Simbólico. Socio-philosophical roots and evolution of Grounded TheoryAbstract: The Grounded Theory (GT) is a methodology that, from the experiences lived by social actors, and through processes of codification and constant comparison, allows the development of theory. This theoretical essay, of a descriptive-reflexive nature, elaborated during the investigation about the Promotion and Preservation of Dignity in the context of Care in Nursing Homes, carried out in the context of the PhD in Nursing of the University of Lisbon, has the purpose of presenting the narrative and methodological revision on the origins and evolution of the GT, from the fundamental influence of symbolic interactionism, pragmatism and the Chicago School emphasizing the diacritical moment in the trajectory of its original authors, Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss, based on distinct ideas about the process of data collection and analysis and on the researcher's posture before the context and the research, that will mark the evolution of the methodology to date.Keywords: Qualitative research; Grounded Theory; Symbolic Interactionism. 

scholarly journals EDUCATIONAL CONDITIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF ADULTS’ DISTANCE LEARNING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

2020 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-25
Author(s):  
Леся Вікторівна Вікторова
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Language Education ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Systematic Research ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis

In the paper the results of the experimental study of the adult distance learning management are suggested. The urgency of the research is based on the tendency towards the aging of population, development of the third age universities network, active implementation of the lifelong learning philosophy, the analysis of recent publications and studies. It is determined that despite the growing popularity of the lifelong learning philosophy, there is a lack of systematic research on the use of ICT for the elderly. In the paper the historical essay on the problems of distance learning for the elderly is offered. The conceptual framework is analyzed. The methodology of the research and features of the target audience selection are described; the specifics of data collection and analysis at different stages of the research are defined. The purpose of the research is determined – to distinguish pedagogical conditions for an effective distance learning introduction into foreign language education of the elderly. The research has been conducted on the basis of the Center for Innovative Education. The emphasis is made on the formation of the target group of participants in the study and their foreign language learning motivation. The stages of data collection and analysis are specified, namely: before the beginning of training, at the stage of the curriculum development, after the start of the first module of the distance learning course, after the completion of the first module of the course, at the end of the course and two months after the course is completed. Detailed results of data analysis for each stage of the research are delivered. The analysis of these data is carried out. The features of the distance course for the elderly and the methodological recommendations on its development are defined. The study has also allowed to confirm the results of the personal and cognitive potential of the elderly and revealed that the ability to learn under certain conditions even increases instead of decreasing. The prospects for further research, adjacent to neurophysiologists’ and neurobiologists’ studies, are suggested. The aforementioned prospects raise the issue of the further scenarios for the use of distance learning platforms for the elderly.

scholarly journals Motivation for Participating and Performing in English Classrooms: Between Self-images and Positioning

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 229
Author(s):  
Shanthi Nadarajan ◽  
Nurulhuzaiman Hussain ◽  
Damien Mikeng
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
First Language ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Language Learner ◽  
Language Resources ◽  
Learner Motivation ◽  
Affective Factors ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Statistical Measures ◽  
Factors Influencing

Second language learning motivation is often analyzed as a multidimensional construct involving learner’s images of their individual selves and complex statistical measures. While many of these analysis have deepened understanding of various cognitive and affective factors influencing language learner behavior, research investigating the different motivation factors that combine learner types remains scarce. Involving 78 Malaysian undergraduates from a University in East Malaysia taking a proficiency course, the study looked at learner motivation in relation to L2 motivational dimensions, classroom factors and learning goals. An exploratory cluster analysis identified 4 group motivational profiles: 1-motivated, 2-amotivated, 3-externally motivated and 4-self-determined. Initial data analysis found both learner images (the ideal L2 learner) and instrumental (Ought to L2 learner) as main factors influencing motivated learning behavior. The combined findings for learner confidence in the classroom and vitality of L2 speaker communities revealed that except for the extrinsically motivated communities (e.g. International Finance students), most students indicated learning as more meaningful if attention was given to their first language resources. Classroom activities that integrate first language resources  have a positive influence on learner’s effort and willingness to invest while a strict L2-only perspective have a negative effect on learner motivation. Given the role of English for the digital world, L2 universities may benefit from including learners’ first language resources and experience for engaging and helping learners to perform academically.

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