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"Välillä mua on melkein itkettäny mennä luennolle" : advanced language learners' experiences with foreign language anxiety
2014
Tutkielman tarkoituksena oli selvittää vieraiden kielten yliopisto-opiskelijoiden kokemuksia kielijännityksestä. Tavoitteena oli tarkastella missä tilanteissa opiskelijat kokevat kielijännitystä, mistä se heiden mielestään johtuu, millaisia vaikutuksia jännityksellä on ja millaisia keinoja opiskelijoilla on pärjätä oman jännityksen kanssa. Tutkimuksessa keskeisessä roolissa ovat opiskelijoiden omat käsitykset ja kokemukset. Kielijännitystä on tutkittu paljon mutta aiempi tutkimus on keskittynyt aloitteleviin kielten opiskelijoihin erityisesti Pohjois-Amerikkalaisessa yliopisto kontekstissa. Aiempi tutkimus on myös ollut pitkälti määrällistä tutkimusta. Tästä syystä tämä laadullinen tutkielm…
At the Crossroads: Challenges of Foreign Language Learning
2017
This book offers a valuable contribution to the discussion on the complexities of L2 learning processes that pose a challenge to learners. Focusing on the cognitive, affective and socio-cultural perspectives, the papers included provide important insights into the individual’s experiences in second language acquisition. This work also addresses social interactions and cultural background, shedding new light on their role in the context in L2 learning processes. It is a valuable resource for anyone interested in understanding the challenges of foreign-language (FL) learning and teaching.
CONTINUA LA QUERELLE GIURISPRUDENZIALE SUGLI EX LETTORI DI LINGUA STRANIERA
2019
L’articolo analizza l’evoluzione della giurisprudenza multilivello sul rapporto di lavoro degli ex lettori di lingua straniera, oggi collaboratori linguistici: dopo una ricostruzione diacronica della legislazione di riferimento, l’A. sottolinea come la giurisprudenza – alla luce dei principi di libera circolazione e parità di trattamento – abbia arginato le discriminazioni di cui sono stati ripetutamente vittime gli ex lettori in ragione di un quadro normativo frammentario e disorganico. Infine, il saggio si sofferma sul più recente indirizzo di legittimità, che sulla base di un’interpretazione estensiva del dettato normativo ha equiparato il trattamento retributivo dei lettori stabilizzati…
Cognition of Korean-English secondary school teachers about intercultural dimension in EFL teaching
2016
The importance of intercultural competence in education has been recognized in order to promote students’ tolerance and empathy towards others in the globalized world. Being the first and foremost foreign language subject in Korea, English classroom is considered to be the right place to address different cultures and the intercultural competence. Then, how English teachers understand intercultural competence would be important since it would greatly affect their teaching. The aim of this study is to investigate how Korean-English secondary school teachers understand intercultural dimension in EFL teaching in relation to their teaching context; and how their reported practices look like. 37…
LEGAL COMMENTS IN RELATION TO THE LATGALIAN WRITING LANGUAGE AS A HISTORICAL VARIETY OF LATVIAN
2012
<p>The paper is aimed at provision of legal assessment of the Latgalian language as a variant of Latvian, using mainly the analytical and historical method.</p><p>Notwithstanding the fact that the Official Language Law recognizes that the Latgalian language is a variant of the Latvian language, there is no absolute clarity with regard to the status of this language and its practical use in formal communication. Also the attitude from public authorities is inexcusably inappropriate – as far as declaring the Latgalian language to be a foreign language. However, from historical point of view the Latgalian language was recognised and applied in official communication, includin…
Foreign Language Learners’ Pronunciation Learning Beliefs and Strategies
2021
This quantitative research investigates the extent to which adult L2 learners act in line with what they declare to believe in regarding pronunciation learning. In other words, this paper focuses on determining the strength of the relationship between the frequency of use of L2 pronunciation learning strategies (PLS) and the beliefs the individuals hold on selected factors affecting pronunciation acquisition, pronunciation instruction, self-efficacy, pronunciation learning goals and affective factors in pronunciation learning. A group of 116 learners of English as a foreign language who took an English phonetics course responded to the Pronunciation Learning Strategies Inventory (PLSI) and …
Review of some recent Soviet research on vocabulary learning and teaching
1986
This article presents a review of some recent Soviet research on vocabulary learning and teaching. It has been demonstrated in a number of experiments with young and older students, and using both first and second/foreign languages, that even young children can learn linguistic word analysis skills and can benefit from such teaching.
Correlates and Predictors of L2 Willingness to Communicate in Polish Adolescents
2014
The concept of willingness to communicate (WTC) in L2 denotes “a readiness to enter into discourse at a particular time with a specific person or persons, using a L2” (MacIntyre et al. 1998, p. 547). In the early model of L2 WTC, there are two main variables influencing its levels: perceived communication competence and communication anxiety (MacIntyre 1994). WTC is now considered a fundamental goal of second language education (MacIntyre et al. 2003) because it offers L2 learners “greater chances for L2 practice and authentic L2 usage” (MacIntyre et al. 2001, p. 382). Students taking the risk of initiating communication in a language they do not know well are likely to become more proficie…
Seeking Understanding of Foreign Language Teachers’ Shifting Emotions in Relation to Pupils
2016
Teaching is recognised as an emotional practice. Studies have highlighted the importance of teachers’ emotional literacy in the development of pupils’ emotional skills, the central position of emotions in teachers’ ways of knowing, and in their professional development. This longitudinal study draws on a dialogic understanding of emotion to present findings from qualitative interviews with teachers. This study aims to provide further understanding in this area by offering a perspective into 7 foreign language teachers’ emotions in relation to their pupils during their first decade in the profession. The most important finding was that negative emotions decreased while the positive emotions …
Foreign Market Entry Mode Research: A Review and Research Agenda
2017
ABSTRACTThis article gives a retrospective look at the main determinants of foreign market entry modes and examines the variables and conditions used in empirical studies in this stream of research. We found that there is an “analytical context hazard” in past studies. The findings suggest: first, future research should focus on developing and extending theories with reference to strategy dimension and market/industry environment; second, the interrelationship between the main entry mode determinants should be figured out; third, attention has to be paid to the entry modes of firms from non-developed economies in research.