Revisiting Beliefs about Foreign Language Learning 1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8939237 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Benjamin Rifkin (0000-0001-6736-6996, University of Wisconsin–Madison, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 394-408 |
| Publication date | 2000-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Foreign Language Annals (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-718X • E-ISSN: 1944-9720 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1944-9720.2000.tb00621.x |
| OpenAlex | W2103747626 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 10 |
Research on the beliefs of American university students about foreign language learning has been limited in three ways: First, students surveyed have generally been drawn only from beginning language classes. Second, research in this area has been conducted almost exclusively with students of French, German, and Spanish, the beliefs of learners of other languages —such as Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Russian — have been largely ignored. Third, published studies have focused on the beliefs of learners at only one institution, rather than at a number of institutions; the results of such studies are, therefore, also likely limited by the local conditions of the given institution. This paper presents an investigation of these three issues. The study is based on a survey of over 1,000 learners of 10 different languages at different levels of instruction in three different institutions. Data collected over a three‐year period are analyzed in order to compare the beliefs about language learning reported by learners in the present study with those held by learners in Horwitz's 1988 study, “The Beliefs about Language Learning of Beginning University Students.” Moreover, this paper presents comparisons of the beliefs of learners in their first year of instruction with the beliefs held by learners at other levels, of the beliefs of learners of commonly versus less commonly taught languages, and of the beliefs of learners at a public research institution with the beliefs of learners at small, private liberal arts colleges
AP French Language · Comprehension approach · Foreign language · German · Higher education · Institution · Language acquisition · Language education · Learner autonomy · Liberal arts education · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching
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Language learner self-concept
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Pre-service Teacher Beliefs About Foreign Language Teaching and Learning
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Matches in Beliefs Between Teachers and Students, and Success in L2 Attainment
An International Comparison of Socially Constructed Language Learning Motivation and Beliefs
The Beliefs about Language Learning of Beginning University Foreign Language Students
An Exploratory Study of Characteristics of Gifted and Talented Foreign Language Learners
Student Attitudes Toward Foreign Language Study at Historically and Predominantly Black Institutions
Students' and Teachers' Beliefs About Language Learning
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,42 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2019 (18) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |