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Book Personality as a Factor Affecting the Use of Language Learning Strategies

Download or read book Personality as a Factor Affecting the Use of Language Learning Strategies written by Jakub Przybył and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-05-06 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book explores the relationships between the personality traits of Polish university students learning English as a foreign language and their use of language learning strategies (LLS). It provides a solid theoretical background for the investigation of the interface between the two constructs, describes the applied analytical procedures in detail, and reports the results and implications of a large-scale study. Chapter 1 presents multiple perspectives on the investigation of human personality and presents insights from a selection of studies into the role of personality in foreign language learning. Chapter 2 addresses the construct of LLS, while Chapter 3 links strategy use to other individual learner characteristics, with a focus on personality. Chapter 4 sets the methodological framework for the empirical investigation, describes the rationale for conducting the study, and includes a thorough description of analytical procedures. Chapter 5 presents the results of the study and highlights their pedagogical implications. Finally, limitations of the study are presented and some directions for future research are suggested. The monograph will be of interest to scholars investigating the role of personality in SLA as well as graduate and postgraduate students in applied linguistics.

Book The Psychology of the Language Learner

Download or read book The Psychology of the Language Learner written by Zoltán Dörnyei and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-04 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The scope of individual learner differences is broad, yet there is no current, comprehensive, and unified volume that provides an overview of the considerable amount of research conducted on various language learner differences, until now.

Book Individual differences in Computer Assisted Language Learning Research

Download or read book Individual differences in Computer Assisted Language Learning Research written by Miroslaw Pawlak and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-08-26 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book syntheses cutting-edge research on the role of individual differences (IDs) in the field of SLA and in computer assisted language learning. It also outlines the theoretical and methodological issues at the heart of this research, presents empirical findings and charts future directions of this research. Pawlak and Kruk provide an overview of the latest theoretical developments in research on IDs in SLA as well as methodological considerations that are crucial when researching individual variation, with special emphasis on data-collection procedures that are most prominent in CALL. The book goes on to summarize and explore a body of empirical evidence concerning the role of individual difference factors in CALL, singling out existing gaps, methodological problems, and areas in need of further investigation. Finally, the authors provide a guide on how empirical investigations of individual difference factors in CALL can be improved by incorporating latest developments from the broader field of SLA. This book will be of great interest to postgraduates and scholars in the domain of applied linguistics and second language education who are interested in CALL, as well as those studying and undertaking research in second language learning and teaching.

Book The Strategy Factor in Successful Language Learning

Download or read book The Strategy Factor in Successful Language Learning written by Carol Griffiths and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2013-05-09 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses fundamental questions regarding the relationships between successful language learning and strategy use and development according to learner, situational or target variables. It considers strategy effectiveness from an individual point of view and discusses pedagogical issues, especially relating to teacher perceptions and training, classroom and learner factors, methodology and content. The book begins by discussing underlying theoretical issues and then presents evidence from empirical studies; in addition to presenting a quantitative view, the book also takes a qualitative look at strategy use by individuals. Rather than focusing on strategies divorced from the 'real world' of the classroom, this book explores the issues from the teaching/learning point of view.

Book Exploring the Role of Strategic Intervention in Form focused Instruction

Download or read book Exploring the Role of Strategic Intervention in Form focused Instruction written by Olga Trendak and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-11 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The monograph is devoted to the notion of strategic intervention and its application in the foreign language classroom, in particular with reference to teaching grammar structures. The first four chapters, which are theoretical in nature, address such concepts as form-focused instruction, language learning strategies and strategies-based instruction. The last chapter provides insight into the results of a study investigating the grammar learning strategies employed by advanced learners of English. Additionally, the chapter presents the views of foreign language teachers on the idea of introducing strategy training in the foreign language classroom. The book closes with the discussion concerning the implementation of strategy training and its value in teaching target language grammar.

Book Language Learning Strategies

Download or read book Language Learning Strategies written by Rebecca L. Oxford and published by Newbury House Publishers. This book was released on 1990 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical and detailed recommendations, based on research, for the development of language learning strategies for the four language skills, with case studies, models, etc.

Book Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Morocco

Download or read book Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Morocco written by Karim EL Hiani and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an academic platform that brings to the fore various issues vis-à-vis the teaching of English in Morocco. It provides insightful findings and important implications for the educational landscape, including teaching practices in both secondary and tertiary education. As such the book will be useful for teachers, university professors, researchers and stakeholders. The findings obtained in each contribution are in line with many recent trends in English language teaching which aim at meeting the expectations of the 21st century learner.

Book The Strategy Factor in Successful Language Learning

Download or read book The Strategy Factor in Successful Language Learning written by Carol Griffiths and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2018-03-28 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses fundamental questions regarding the relationships between successful language learning and strategy use and development, according to learner, situational or target variables. It considers strategy effectiveness from an individual point of view and discusses pedagogical issues, especially relating to teacher perceptions and training, classroom and learner factors, methodology and content. This new edition has been reworked and revised to include an extensive review, analysis and re-interpretation of the existing literature and an update on the theoretical debate surrounding language learning strategies. The research methodology section has been considerably extended and detailed explanations are now given for how to analyse data from research studies. Rather than focusing on strategies divorced from the 'real world' of the classroom, this book explores the issues from the teaching/learning point of view and will be of interest to students, teachers, trainee teachers, teacher educators and researchers alike.

Book Journal of International Students  2018 4

Download or read book Journal of International Students 2018 4 written by Krishna Bista and published by OJED/STAR. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Journal of International Students (JIS), an academic, interdisciplinary, and peer-reviewed publication (Print ISSN 2162-3104 & Online ISSN 2166-3750), publishes scholarly peer reviewed articles on international students in tertiary education, secondary education, and other educational settings that make significant contributions to research, policy, and practice in the internationalization of higher education.

Book Pronunciation Learning Strategies and Language Anxiety

Download or read book Pronunciation Learning Strategies and Language Anxiety written by Magdalena Szyszka and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-12-29 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents theoretical considerations and the results of empirical research on pronunciation learning strategies (PLS) deployed by pre-service trainee teachers majoring in English as a foreign language who experienced different levels of language anxiety (LA). The theoretical part focuses on the concepts of pronunciation learning, pronunciation-learning strategies and language anxiety and includes an overview of recent empirical research dealing with various related issues. The empirical section of the book presents the findings of a research project that investigated the interplay between PLS and LA, in which both quantitative and qualitative data were collected. Based on the findings, the author proposes two profiles of anxious and non-anxious EFL trainee teachers who support their pronunciation learning with an array of pronunciation learning strategies and tactics.

Book Individual Differences in Language Learning

Download or read book Individual Differences in Language Learning written by Carol Griffiths and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook takes a Complex Systems Theory approach to examine individual differences between learners and the potential impact of these variables on the process of acquiring a second language. The authors argue that individual variables cannot provide the complete picture, and that they must instead be understood as part of an interconnected and dynamic system of different factors in order to be useful in a language learning context. Written in an accessible style and suitable for final-year undergraduate and Masters-level students, the book includes clear definitions of key terms, discussion questions for classroom use, practical exercises and activities, and examples of real empirical studies that students and teachers can replicate in their own contexts. This textbook will be of interest to students taking TESOL and SLA courses and modules, as well as those on broader Applied Linguistics programmes.

Book Language Learning Strategies Around the World

Download or read book Language Learning Strategies Around the World written by Rebecca L. Oxford and published by Natl Foreign Lg Resource Ctr. This book was released on 1996 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Language Learning Strategies in Independent Settings

Download or read book Language Learning Strategies in Independent Settings written by Stella Hurd and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2008-10-03 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Language learning strategies have been a topic of research for roughly three decades. Broadly speaking, that research has focused on classroom tuition, predominantly at secondary level. Increasingly, however, language learning occurs in independent settings, whether at distance, on Institution-Wide Language Programmes (IWLPs), or in virtual environments. Success in independent language learning is achieved by autonomous individuals with a capacity for self-regulation. Yet we still know relatively little about the specific means they use to learn effectively, whether in terms of the affective strategies they employ to sustain motivation, the metacognitive strategies required for planning, monitoring and evaluating their learning, or the specific cognitive strategies applied to difficult learning tasks. These are all discussed and evaluated in Language Learning Strategies in Independent Settings.

Book Personality and Intellectual Competence

Download or read book Personality and Intellectual Competence written by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive state-of-the-art review of personality and intelligence, as well as covering other variables underlying academic and occupational performance. Personality and Intellectual Competence is a unique attempt to develop a comprehensive model to understand individual difference by relating major personality dimensions to cognitive ability measures, academic and job performance, and self-assessed abilities, as well as other traditional constructs such as leadership and creativity. It will be essential reading for anyone interested in personality, intelligence, and the prediction of future achievement in general. Personality and Intellectual Competence is an outstanding account of the relationship between major individual differences constructs. With its informative summary of the last century of research in the field, this book provides a robust and systematic theoretical background for understanding the psychological determinants of future achievement. The authors have sought to combine technical expertise with applied interests, making this a groundbreaking theoretical tool for anyone concerned with the scientific prediction of human performance.

Book Individual Learner Differences in SLA

Download or read book Individual Learner Differences in SLA written by Janusz Arabski and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2011-09-02 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning from the conflict between individual learner differences and the institutionalized, often inflexible character of formal language instruction, Individual Learner Differences in SLA addresses the fact that despite this apparent conflict, ultimate success in learning a language is widespread. Starting with theoretically-based chapters, the book follows the thread of learner differences through sections devoted to learner autonomy; differentiated application of learning strategies; diagnostic studies of experienced learners’ management of the learning process; and reports on phonological attainment and development of language skills. Rather than providing an overview of all individual variables, the book reveals how some of them shape and affect the processes of language acquisition and use in particular settings.

Book Journal of International Students 2018 Vol 8 Issue 4

Download or read book Journal of International Students 2018 Vol 8 Issue 4 written by JIS Editors and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-11-19 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed publication, Journal of International Students is a professional journal that publishes narrative, theoretical and empirically-based research articles, study abroad reflections, and book reviews relevant to international students, faculty, scholars, and their cross-cultural experiences and understanding in higher education. The Journal audience includes international and domestic students, faculty, administrators, and educators engaged in research and practice in international students in colleges and universities. More information on the web: http: //jistudents.org/ Publisher: STAR Scholars Network

Book Second Language Learning Motivation in a European Context  The Case of Hungary

Download or read book Second Language Learning Motivation in a European Context The Case of Hungary written by Kata Csizér and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-01-04 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an overview of second language (L2) motivation research in a specific European context: Hungary, which has proved to offer an important laboratory for such research, as a number of major political changes over the past 30 years have created a changing background for L2 learning in an increasingly globalized world. The book provides an overview of theoretical research on L2 motivation, together with detailed information on large-scale L2 motivation studies in Hungary. Further, it presents a meta-analysis of the most important investigations, and qualitative data on teachers’ views regarding success in L2 learning. In turn, the interdisciplinary nature of L2 motivation is taken into account and relevant antecedent constructs to L2 motivation are investigated. Lastly, the book outlines possible future directions for L2 motivation research.