A Study of Retrospective and Concurrent Foreign Language Learning Experiences: A Comparative Interview Study in Hungary

Autor/inn/en	Csizér, Kata; Kálmán, Csaba
Titel	A Study of Retrospective and Concurrent Foreign Language Learning Experiences: A Comparative Interview Study in Hungary
Quelle	In: Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 9 (2019) 1, S.225-246 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2083-5205
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Interviews; Comparative Analysis; Foreign Countries; Learning Motivation; English (Second Language); Learning Experience; Attribution Theory; Self Efficacy; Beliefs; English Teachers; French; Italian; Elementary School Teachers; Secondary School Teachers; College Faculty; Hungary + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Ausland; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Lernerfahrung; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Belief; Glaube; English language lessons; Teacher; Teachers; Englischunterricht; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Französisch; Italienisch; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Fakultät; Ungarn
Abstract	Despite the fact that the influence of learning experiences on foreign language learning motivation has been widely acknowledged and emphasised, there are hardly any studies concentrating on these learning experiences. Hence, the aim of this study is to map the language learning experiences of former and current language learners in order to provide a detailed account of the possible components of the foreign language learning experience. Data were collected with the help of a qualitative interview schedule involving 22 language learners in two subsamples. Ten participants are English language teachers as former foreign language learners, while 12 students, current learners of English, have also been recruited. The most important result of our study is that foreign language learning experience seems to be a complex construct including immediate and present aspects as well as self-related components and attributions. Language learning success, the teacher's personality, contact experiences, as well as attitudes towards the L2 seem to stand out as important components for both groups of learners. Apart from discussing the differences and similarities between retrospective and concurrent experiences, we will provide pedagogical and research-related implications as well. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Adam Mickiewicz University Department of English Studies. Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts, Ul. Nowy Swiat 28-30, 62-800 Kailsz, Poland. e-mail: ssllt@amu.edu.pll; Web site: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/ssllt
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01