Non-English Major Students' Perception of Factors Influencing English Proficiency in China

Autor/in	Yuntao, Wu
Titel	Non-English Major Students' Perception of Factors Influencing English Proficiency in China
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 12 (2019) 4, S.157-165 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Nonmajors; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Language Proficiency; Student Attitudes; Undergraduate Students; Learning Strategies; Age Differences; Foreign Countries; Elementary Education; Middle Schools; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Schülerverhalten; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Ausland; Elementarunterricht; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule
Abstract	This study aims at investigating Non-English major students' perception of factors that influencing English proficiency in China. The research was conducted by using a non-experimental quantitative research design by a questionnaire survey. A total 300 Non-English Major students from second year from different duration of learning English in Henan Polytechnic University was collected to complete this survey. The research findings revealed the learning strategies of Non-English major students in Henan Polytechnic University has most significantly affect on English proficiency among four potential factors. The hypothesis testing results indicated that the perception of students who began learning English from primary school were statistically significantly higher than those who began learning English from middle school with respect to factors influencing English proficiency. The findings recommended that the government should provide more supports to English language learning in primary school, the English teacher should pay attention to male students' English learning and help students improve their learning strategy in English learning. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01