The Effect of Language Proficiency on Approaches to Learning and Satisfaction of Undergraduate Accounting Students

Autor/inn/en	Bobe, Belete J.; Cooper, Barry J.
Titel	The Effect of Language Proficiency on Approaches to Learning and Satisfaction of Undergraduate Accounting Students
Quelle	In: Accounting Education, 28 (2019) 2, S.149-171 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0963-9284
DOI	10.1080/09639284.2017.1396481
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Language Proficiency; Student Satisfaction; Undergraduate Students; Accounting; English; Learning Strategies; College Students; Questionnaires; English (Second Language); Cultural Differences; Australia; Ethiopia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Abrechnung; Buchführung; Buchhaltung; English language; Englisch; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Collegestudent; Fragebogen; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Kultureller Unterschied; Australien; Äthiopien
Abstract	Employing the approaches to learning theoretical framework, this study examines the effects of language proficiency on overall student satisfaction with a unit of study mediated by approaches to learning accounting. Survey data was gathered from undergraduate second year accounting students from an Australian and an Ethiopian universities using the Biggs, Kember, and Leung [(2001). The revised two-factor study process questionnaire: R-SPQ-2F. "British Journal of Educational Psychology", 71(1), 133-149] Revised Two-Factor Study Process Questionnaire. Language proficiency of the students was measured using English language background as a proxy. The results confirm previous studies that students who have relatively high (low) English language proficiency are likely to adopt a deep (surface) approach to learning compared to their counterparts; and also that high (low) language proficiency is associated with more (less) overall satisfaction with a unit of study. In some cases, a surface approach might be linked to greater student satisfaction when the level of the language proficiency is low although this is not a desirable outcome. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01