AUTHOR |
CONCEPT |
______DESCRIPTION____________ |
______EXAMPLES__________________________ |
Wenden |
beliefs |
lw) learning using the language 2w) learning about the language 3w) social∕affective aspects of FL ________learning_________________________ |
-Ieam the natural way -take a formal course -you have to be stimulated |
Horwitz |
belief areas |
lh) foreign language aptitude 2h) difficulty of language learning 3h) nature oflanguage learning 4h) motivations 5h) strategies |
-everyone can Ieam to speak a FL -you can’t Ieam a language in -it is best to Ieam English in an -1 would like to have American friends -it is important to repeat and |
Riley |
belief |
Ir) general beliefs 4r) goals |
-you have to start at the beginning -I sound childish when I speak French -The French get easily offended when -I just want to be able to make myself understood_____________________________________________ |
Piper |
beliefs and |
lp) what you need to do to Ieam 2p) nature of language 3p) learning is product-oriented 4p) group-work is valuable 5p) motivation 6p) language learning is stressful |
-you need to practise -vocabulary -Summative assessment -provided opportunities for practice -desire to do well in formal assessment -being 'forced to speak'_______________________________________ |
Cotterall |
factors |
1 c) the role of the teacher 2c) feedback 3c) learner independence 4c) learner confidence in study 5c) experience on language 6c) approach to studying |
-I like the teacher to offer help to me -I find it helpful for the teacher to give -I like trying new things out by myself -I know how to study languages well -I have been successful in language learning in the past -I study English in the same way I study other subjects_____________________________________________ |
Broady |
attitudes |
lb) readiness for self-directed 2b) independent work in 3b) importance of class∕teacher 4b) teacher explanation and 5b) language learning activities 6b) selection of content 7b) objectives and evaluation 8b) external assessment |
-I Ieam a lot working by myself -language learning involves a lot of -a teacher is necessary for learning a -1 like the teacher to explain everything - language classes should be used -1 would like to be able to use my own -I feel I have a good idea of my language proficiency -all exercises should be marked by the teacher |
Fig. 4.4 Summary of research on beliefs about self-directed language learning
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