Indigenous Students' Attitudes towards Learning English through a Virtual Program: A Study in a Colombian Public University (Actitudes de estudiantes indígenas frente al aprendizaje de inglés a través de un programa virtual: un estudio en una universidad pública colombiana)

Autor/in	Cuasialpud Canchala, Ruth Elena
Titel	Indigenous Students' Attitudes towards Learning English through a Virtual Program: A Study in a Colombian Public University (Actitudes de estudiantes indígenas frente al aprendizaje de inglés a través de un programa virtual: un estudio en una universidad pública colombiana)
Quelle	In: PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 12 (2010) 2, S.133-152 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1657-0790
Schlagwörter	Indigenous Populations; Foreign Countries; American Indians; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Student Attitudes; Second Language Instruction; Interviews; Observation; Computer Simulation; Student Motivation; Questionnaires; Online Courses; Qualitative Research; Colombia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sinti und Roma; Ausland; American Indian; Indianer; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Schülerverhalten; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Beobachtung; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Schulische Motivation; Fragebogen; Online course; Online-Kurs; Qualitative Forschung; Kolumbien
Abstract	This article reports an exploratory study carried out at a public university in Bogotá, Colombia, with two indigenous students who took a level I virtual English-course during the second term of 2008 and the first term of 2009. The aim was to analyse their attitudes towards the learning of English through the virtual modality. Interviews, observations and questionnaires were used for data collection. It was found that indigenous students felt frustrated taking a virtual English course, and that their motivation as regards the learning of this language is very low. Thus, they need to be motivated and guided along the process. At the end, some recommendations for teaching or tutoring indigenous students, learning English virtually or any of the other modalities of the English program at the university were derived. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01