Promoting Speaking Proficiency through Motivation and Interaction: The Study Abroad and Classroom Learning Contexts

Autor/in	Hernandez, Todd A.
Titel	Promoting Speaking Proficiency through Motivation and Interaction: The Study Abroad and Classroom Learning Contexts
Quelle	In: Foreign Language Annals, 43 (2010) 4, S.650-670 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0015-718X
DOI	10.1111/j.1944-9720.2010.01107.x
Schlagwörter	Speech Communication; Learning Strategies; Second Language Learning; Language Proficiency; Study Abroad; Learning Motivation; Second Language Instruction; Student Attitudes; Questionnaires; Profiles; Role; Educational Environment; Teaching Methods; Spanish; Language Tests; Interviews + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Schülerverhalten; Fragebogen; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Rollen; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Spanisch; Language test; Sprachtest; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	This study investigates how motivation and interaction shape the speaking proficiency of study abroad (SA) and classroom or at home (AH) language learners. The author administered a motivation questionnaire, language contact profile, and pretest and posttest simulated oral proficiency interview. The data reveal that SA and AH students had similar motivational profiles. As expected, SA participants used the target language outside of class more than their AH counterparts. Furthermore, SA students improved their speaking proficiency more than the AH group. Student motivation and interaction were identified as important factors in the development of speaking proficiency in both learning contexts. Results suggest a potential role for explicit instruction in language learning strategies and approaches that enhance students' motivation and interaction with the target language culture. Discussion focuses on how to use the positive features of the SA environment to enhance AH instruction. (Contains 6 tables, 1 figure, and 4 notes.) (As Provided).
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