An Exploratory Study of Undergraduate College Students' Perceptions and Attitudes toward Foreign Accented Faculty

Autor/inn/en	Kavas, Aysel; Kavas, Alican
Titel	An Exploratory Study of Undergraduate College Students' Perceptions and Attitudes toward Foreign Accented Faculty
Quelle	In: College Student Journal, 42 (2008) 3, S.879-890 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0146-3934
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Pronunciation; Foreign Nationals; College Faculty; College Students; Surveys; Questionnaires; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Learning Processes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Aussprache; Ausländer; Ausländerin; Fakultät; Collegestudent; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Fragebogen; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Learning process; Lernprozess
Abstract	The findings of an exploratory survey related to students' perceptions of factors, including accent and pronunciation, influencing their learning were presented. Data were collected from students through a self-administered questionnaire at one Southeastern University. A big majority (82.4%) of the respondents indicated that instructors' "knowledge of subject" is very important and extremely important in classroom learning. "Accent" and "pronunciation of the instructor", however, were rated by 42.9% and 48% of the respondents, respectively, as very important and extremely important. Furthermore, 29.7% of the respondents agreed with the statement "Foreign accent of a faculty does not affect my ability to learn". The limitations of this exploratory research and strategies for faculty and students were discussed. (Contains 2 tables and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10