Exploring Kurdish EFL University Students' Beliefs about Language Learning

Autor/inn/en	Ghafor, Omar Fouad; Ahmad, Hedayat Muhammad; Mustafa, Goran Omar
Titel	Exploring Kurdish EFL University Students' Beliefs about Language Learning
Quelle	In: Arab World English Journal, 13 (2022) 2, S.297-311 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ghafor, Omar Fouad) ORCID (Ahmad, Hedayat Muhammad) ORCID (Mustafa, Goran Omar)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	English Language Learners; English (Second Language); College Students; Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Beliefs; Language Teachers; Difficulty Level; Language Aptitude; Learning Strategies; Communication Strategies; Learning Motivation; Iraq + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Belief; Glaube; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Sprachbegabung; Spracheignung; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Kommunikationsstrategie; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Irak
Abstract	This paper is an attempt to deal with language learners' beliefs. Researchers used Elaine Kolker Horwitz's model (1988), Beliefs about Language Learning Inventory, and they applied it to explore the views of Kurdish EFL university students concerning language learning. The study aims to investigate and expose their opinions regarding language learning generally, then English language more precisely. Its significance lies in exploring the beliefs of Kurdish EFL university students about language learning. It mainly answers the question, "what are the beliefs of Kurdish EFL university students about learning English?". The researchers administered a Beliefs about Language Learning Inventory (BALLI) questionnaire to seven universities to achieve this aim. The questionnaire includes several viewpoints regarding the difficulty of language learning, foreign language aptitude, the nature of language learning, learning and communication strategies, and motivation and expectations. They collected and analyzed the questionnaire results and found out that the first category, the difficulty of language learning, has the lowest mean score among the five categories. In contrast, the fifth category, motivation and expectations, has the highest mean score. They ended the study with suitable beneficiary recommendations. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01