The influence of cultural contexts in learners' attributions for success and failure in foreign language learning / by Ana Sofia Gonzalez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gonzalez, Ana Sofia, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Second language acquisition.

Learning, Psychology of.

Educational anthropology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (351 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.

Summary:

Attribution theory has attracted considerable attention in recent years, especially in the field of language learning. A great share of the research conducted in this area has attempted to uncover factors that could influence learners' perceptions of success and failure in foreign language learning. Particular emphasis has been given to factors like age, gender, perceived level of success, and language studied, and some suggestions that learners' cultures also play a part have been made, although conclusions based on researchers' assumptions of learners' culture characteristics can run the ris

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

List of Tables

List of Charts

Acknowledgements

Chapter One

1.1. Rationale for the Study

1.2. Aims and Significance of the Study

1.3. Defining Terms

1.4. Outline of the Book

Chapter Two

2.1. Culture in Angola and its Influence in Learning

2.2. The Place of English in Angola

2.3. Learning English in Angola

2.4. Conclusion

Chapter Three

3.1. Attribution Theory, Constructivism and Social Constructivism

3.2. Relevant Issues on L2 Motivation

3.3. Attribution Theory

3.4. Attribution Theory and Culture

3.5. Summary

Chapter Four

4.1. Research Questions

4.2. Research Sites

4.3. Research Participants

4.4. Methods of Data Collection

4.5. Methods of Data Analysis

Chapter Five

5.1. Angolan Students' Attributions for Success and Failure

5.2. Angolan Students' Attributions and Attributions in Other Cultural Contexts

5.3. Teachers' Attributions for their Students' Successes and Failures as Compared to their Students' own Responses

5.4. Chapter Summary

Chapter Six

6.1. Exposure to Other Cultures

6.2. Traditional and Progressive Students' Attributions for Success and Failure

6.3. Attributions for Success and Failure according to Age

Chapter Seven

7.1. Attributions for Success

7.2. Attributions for Failure

Chapter Eight

8.1. Discussion

8.2. Limitations of the Present Research

8.3. Conclusions

8.4. Implications for Teachers and Learners

8.5. Recommendations for Further Research

Appendices

Bibliography

Subject Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 16, 2016).

ISBN:

1-4438-8448-0

OCLC:

924631846