Language Learning Beliefs : The Beliefs of Self-Identified Successful Learners of Spanish

ISBN-13: 9783639113853 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 200 str.

Maria A. Rodriguez Manzanares

Opis

In Language Learning Beliefs: The Beliefs of Self-Identified Successful Learners of Spanish, Maria A. Rodriguez reports on a study conducted to gain insight into the beliefs of self-identified successful learners of Spanish as a foreign language at a Canadian university. Data collection for the study relied on the Beliefs About Language Learning Inventory in combination with an online discussion and individual online interviews. Maria A. Rodriguez presents descriptive profiles of individual participants beliefs as well as cross-case analysis and comparisons with the literature which highlight the importance of learners beliefs related to informal opportunities for learning in authentic contexts, such as through interactions with native speakers and the target culture.

O autorze

Maria A. Rodriguez Manzanares is a lecturer in the Department of
French and Spanish and the Faculty of Education at Memorial
University of Newfoundland, Canada, and a doctoral candidate in
the university s Faculty of Education. Her areas of interest
include technology-enhanced learning, language learning, and
international students.