Technical university students’ beliefs about second language learning
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2021
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Berdyansk State Pedagogical University
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Demand for language proficiency of technical university students leads to recognition of enhanced efficiency in language instruction. Using effective methods can not work because the second language learners have other beliefs which contradict with each other. The article deals with technical university students’ beliefs about second language learning and implications for university language teachers. The results of the research provide information for better understanding of teachers and students’ responsibilities in a second language learning class. The data was gathered through the survey regarding students’ attitude towards second language learning and individual feedback via Zoom sessions. Students gave their opinion on eighteen statements using a five-point Likert scale from “strongly agree” to “strongly disagree”. We used descriptive statistics to calculate the median (beliefs of most of the students) and Inter-Quartile Range of each item (how scattered their responses were). The findings showed that most technical university students agree with the statements about second language learning, most of which are “myths”. Reflection on the results of the survey, providing additional input concerning controversial statements about language learning and discussion in groups contributed to better understanding of students’ needs. The implications of the study suggest that being aware of students’ beliefs about second language learning allows teachers to adjust instruction to the needs of students, share with students knowledge about the language, which they need to make language acquisition more effective. Further investigations may be devoted to comparing technical university students and teachers’ beliefs about second language learning.
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Second language learning, students’ beliefs, error correction, grammatical rules, academic content, instruction, language chunks
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Chugai Oksana, Korbut Oksana, Svyrydova Larysa (2021). Technical university students’ beliefs about second language learning. Scientific Papers of Berdiansk State Pedagogical University. Series: Pedagogiсal sciences. - Berdiansk : BSPU, 2021. – Issue 1. – P. 354–364.