The Learning Experience of International Students in Canada: Progressive Educational Theory and Passive Learning Styles

Autor/in	Alzahrani, Maha Abdulwahed
Titel	The Learning Experience of International Students in Canada: Progressive Educational Theory and Passive Learning Styles
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 11 (2018) 7, S.76-85 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Qualitative Research; Cognitive Style; English (Second Language); Arabs; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Study Abroad; Educational Experience; Foreign Countries; Foreign Students; Educational Theories; Student Attitudes; Learning Processes; Prior Learning; Semi Structured Interviews; Discourse Analysis; College Students; Saudi Arabia; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Qualitative Forschung; Cognitive styles; Kognitiver Stil; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Arab; Araber; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Bildungserfahrung; Ausland; Educational theory; Theory of education; Bildungstheorie; Schülerverhalten; Learning process; Lernprozess; Vorkenntnisse; Diskursanalyse; Collegestudent; Saudi-Arabien; Kanada
Abstract	This qualitative study examines the experience of Saudi students in the process of learning English while studying in an anglophone country. Through the lens of progressive educational theory and passive learning style, specific factors such as the students' linguistic background and their current experience were explored. This study sought to uncover how these students perceived learning ESL in Saudi Arabia and how their prior learning has affected their current experience overseas. I examined students' insights through the data collected mainly from semi-structured interviews and discourse analysis. In conclusion, the results revealed two major themes including the unprepared learner in Saudi Arabia and the unprepared learner in Canada. Besides, these students were influenced by the passive style they have received before moving to Canada, and they were introduced to a progressive educational system while studying abroad. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01