Business students' beliefs about language learning in a university context

English for Specific Purposes

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-11

  Trinder, Ruth ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Business English; Language learning beliefs; Learning strategies; Motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866000561     PISSN: 08894906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2012.06.003     Document Type: Article

References (64)

1. Alanen R. A sociocultural approach to young learners' beliefs about language learning. Beliefs about SLA: New research approaches 2003, 55-85. Springer, New York. P. Kalaja, A.M.F. Barcelos (Eds.).
2. Amuzie G.L., Winkie P. Changes in language learning beliefs as a result of study abroad. System 2009, 37(3):366-379.
3. Barcelos A.M.F., Kalaja P. Editorial: Introduction to beliefs about SLA revisited. System 2011, 39(3):281-289.
4. Barcelos A.M.F. Researching beliefs about SLA: A critical review. Beliefs about SLA: New research approaches 2003, 7-33. Springer, New York. P. Kalaja, A.M.F. Barcelos (Eds.).
5. Bateman B.E. Student teachers' attitudes and beliefs about using the target language in the classroom. Foreign Language Annals 2008, 41:11-28.
6. Benson P., Lor W. Conceptions of language and language learning. System 1999, 27(4):459-472.
7. Bernat E., Carter N., Hall D. Beliefs about language learning: Exploring links to personality traits. University of Sydney Papers in TESOL 2009, 4:115-148.
8. Bernat E., Gvozdenko I. Beliefs about language learning: Current knowledge, pedagogical implications and new research directions. TESL-EJ 2005, 9(1):1-21.
9. Bernat E., Lloyd R. Exploring the gender effect on EFL learners' beliefs about language learning. Australian Journal of Educational & Developmental Psychology 2007, 7:79-91.
10. Borg S. The impact of in-service teacher education on language teachers' beliefs. System 2011, 39(3):370-380.
11. Breen M. Introduction: Conceptualization, affect and action in context. Learner contributions to language learning: New directions in research 2001, 1-11. Pearson Education, Harlow, UK. M. Breen (Ed.).
12. Brown A. Students' and teachers' perceptions of effective foreign language teaching: A comparison of ideals. The Modern Language Journal 2009, 93(1):46-60.
13. Busch D. Pre-service teacher beliefs about language learning: The second language acquisition course as an agent for change. Language Teaching Research 2010, 14(3):318-337.
14. Chapelle C.A., Roberts C. Ambiguity tolerance and field independence as predictors of proficiency in English as a Second Language. Language Learning 1986, 36:27-45.
15. Chavez M. Students' and teachers' assessments of the need for accuracy in the oral production of German as a foreign language. The Modern Language Journal 2007, 91(4):537-563.
16. Cotterall S. Readiness for autonomy: Investigating learner beliefs. System 1995, 23(2):195-205.
17. De Costa P.I. Using language ideology and positioning to broaden the SLA learner beliefs landscape: The case of an ESL learner from China. System 2011, 39(3):347-358.
18. Dörnyei Z. The psychology of the language learner 2005, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, NJ.
19. Dufva H. Beliefs in dialogue: A Bakhtinian view. Beliefs about SLA: New research approaches 2003, 131-151. Springer, Berlin. P. Kalaja, A.M.F. Barcelos (Eds.).
20. Ehrman M. Understanding second language difficulties: Looking beneath the surface 1996, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
21. Ehrman M. Ego boundaries revisited: Toward a model of personality and learning. Strategic interaction and language acquisition: Theory, practice, and research 1993, 330-362. Georgetown University Press, Washington, DC. J.E. Alatis (Ed.).
22. Ellis R. The study of second language acquisition 1994, Oxford University Press, New York.
23. Ellis R. Learner beliefs and language learning. Asian EFL Journal 2008, 10(4):7-25.
24. Gan Z. Asian learners' re-examined: An empirical study of language learning attitudes, strategies and motivation among mainland Chinese and Hong Kong students. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 2009, 30(1):41-58.
25. Gan Z., Humphreys G., Hamp-Lyons L. Understanding successful and unsuccessful EFL students in Chinese universities. The Modern Language Journal 2004, 88(2):229-244.
26. Gu Q., Maley A. Changing places: A study of Chinese students in the UK. Language and Intercultural Communication 2008, 8(4):224-245.
27. Hartel, M., & Vittori, O. (2010). Studienbeginn an der WU: Studieneingangsbefragung im Studienjahr 2009/2010. http://ww.wu.ac.at/academicstaff/info/facts/studienbeginn_0910.pdf.
28. Horwitz E.K. Using student beliefs about language learning and teaching in the foreign language methods course. Foreign Language Annals 1985, 18(4):333-340.
29. Horwitz E.K. The beliefs about language learning of beginning university foreign language students. Modern Language Journal 1988, 72(3):283-294.
30. Horwitz E.K. Cultural and situational influences on foreign language learners' beliefs about language learning: A review of BALLI studies. System 1999, 27:557-576.
31. Horwitz E.K. Surveying student beliefs about language learning. Learner strategies in language learning 1987, 119-132. Prentice Hall, New York. A. Wenden, J. Rubin (Eds.).
32. Hosenfeld C. Students' mini-theories of second language learning. Association Bulletin 1978, 29:2.
33. Jackson J. Language, identity and study abroad: Sociocultural perspectives 2008, Equinox Publishing, London.
34. Kern R. Students' and teachers' beliefs about language learning. Foreign Language Annals 1995, 28:71-91.
35. Little D., Singleton D. Cognitive style and learning approach. Learning styles 1990, 11-19. University of Nancy, Nancy, France. R. Duda, P. Riley (Eds.).
36. MacIntyre P.D. Willingness to communicate in the second language: Understanding the decision to speak as a volitional process. Modern Language Journal 2007, 91(4):564-576.
37. MacIntyre P.D., Baker S.C., Clément R., Donovan L.A. Sex and age effects on willingness to communicate, anxiety, perceived competence, and L2 motivation among junior high school French immersion students. Language Learning 2003, 53:137-166.
38. Marton F. Phenomenography. The international encyclopedia of education 1994, Vol. 8:4424-4429. Pergamon, Oxford.
39. Moody R. Personality preferences and foreign language learning. Modern Language Journal 1988, 72:389-401.
40. Neumann R. Disciplinary differences and university teaching. Studies in Higher Education 2001, 26(2):135-146.
41. Oxford R. Language learning strategies: What every teacher should know 1990, Heinle&Heinle, Boston.
42. Pajares M.F. Teachers' beliefs and educational research: Cleaning up a messy construct. Review of Educational Research 1992, 62(2):307-332.
43. Pan L., Block D. English as a " global language" in China: An investigation into learners' and teachers' language beliefs. System 2011, 39(3):391-402.
44. Peacock M. Pre-service ESL teachers' beliefs about second language learning: A longitudinal study. System 2001, 29(2):177-195.
45. Peacock M., Ho B. Student language learning strategies across eight disciplines. International Journal of Applied Linguistics 2003, 13(2):179-200.
46. Peng J.-E. Changes in language learning beliefs during a transition to tertiary study: The mediation of classroom affordances. System 2011, 39(3):314-324.
47. Reiss M.A. The good language learner: Another look. Canadian Modern Language Review 1985, 41:511-523.
48. Richardson V. The role of attitudes and beliefs in learning to teach. Handbook of research on teacher education 1996, 102-119. Macmillan, New York. 2nd ed. J. Sikula (Ed.).
49. Rifkin B. Revising beliefs about foreign language learning. Foreign Language Annals 2000, 33(4):394-420.
50. Riley P.A. Shifts in beliefs about second language learning. RELC Journal 2009, 40:102-124.
51. Rong M. Language learning strategies of a sample of tertiary-level students in the P.R. China. Guidelines 1999, 21(1):1-11.
52. Siebert L.L. Student and teacher beliefs about language learning. The ORTESOL Journal 2003, 21:7-39.
53. Stracke E. A road to understanding: A qualitative study into why learners drop out of a blended language learning (BLL) environment. ReCall 2007, 19(1):57-78.
54. Tanaka, K. (2004). Changes in Japanese students' beliefs about language learning and english language proficiency in a study-abroad context. Unpublished PhD thesis. University of Auckland.
55. Tanaka K., Ellis R. Study abroad, language proficiency, and learner beliefs about language learning. JALT Journal 2003, 25:63-85.
56. Trinder, R., & Herles, M. (2011). Students' and teachers' notions of effective (business) English teaching: Global and local influences. In R. McColl Millar, & M. Durham (Eds.), Applied linguistics, global and local. Proceedings of the 43 annual meeting of the British Association for Applied Linguistics (pp. 351-361).
57. Victori M., Lockhart W. Enhancing metacognition in self-directed language learning. System 1995, 23(2):223-234.
58. Wenden A. An introduction to metacognitive knowledge and beliefs in language learning: Beyond the basics. System 1999, 27(4):435-441.
59. White C. Expectations and emergent beliefs of self-instructed language learners. System 1999, 27(4):443-457.
60. White C. Language learning in distance education 2003, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
61. Willing K. Learning strategies in adult migrant education 1994, National Centre for English Language Teaching and Research, Sydney.
62. Wong M.S. Beliefs about language learning: A study of Malaysian pre-service teachers. RELC Journal 2010, 41(2):123-136.
63. Wong L., Nunan D. The learning styles and strategies of effective language learners. System 2011, 39(2):144-163.
64. Xiuping, L. (2004). An analysis of Chinese EFL learners' beliefs about the role of rote learning in vocabulary learning strategies. http://www.asian-efl-journal.com/xiuping_11-05_thesis.pdf.