首页
登录
职称英语
A number of researchers have examined the variables/strategies that affect s
A number of researchers have examined the variables/strategies that affect s
游客
2025-04-24
33
管理
问题
A number of researchers have examined the variables/strategies that affect students’ learning English as a second language. This report identifies some of the learner variables/ strategies used by two students in a Hong Kong Technical Institute. The instruments for data collection included observation, interviews and questionnaires. The findings are discussed and some implications highlighted.
What makes a ’good’ language learner ’good’, and what makes a ’poor’ language learner ’poor’? What does this imply for the teaching of language in the Hong Kong context? These are the central questions of this assignment. The existing body of research attributes the differences between language learners to learner variables and learner strategies, Learner variables include such things as differences in personality, motivation, style, aptitude and age (Ellis, 1986: chap 5) and strategies refer to "techniques, approaches, or deliberate actions that students take in order to facilitate the learning and recall of both linguistic and content area information" (Chamot, 1987: 71). It is important to note here that what we are considering is not the fact that language learners do and can learn, but why there should be such variations in speed of learning, ability to use the target language, and in achieving examination grades, areas which generally lead to the classification of students as being either ’good’ or ’poor’.
Learner variables and strategies have been the focus of a number of research projects, (O’Malley et al, 1985, Oxford, 1989). However, to the best of my knowledge, this area has not been researched in Hong Kong classrooms. Since I am a teacher of English working in Hong Kong, gleaning a little of what learner variables and strategies seem to work for local students seems to be a fruitful area of research.
In discussing learner variables and strategies, we have to keep in mind the arbitrary nature of actually identifying these aspects. As the existing research points out, it is not possible to observe directly qualities such as aptitude, motivation and anxiety. (Oxford, 1986) We cannot look inside the mind of a language learner and find out what strategies, if any, they are using. These strategies are not visible processes. Also, as Naiman and his colleagues (1978) point out, no single learning strategy, cognitive style or learner characteristic is sufficient to explain success in language learning. The factors must be considered simultaneously to discover how they interact to affect success or failure in a particular language learning situation.
Bearing these constraints in mind, the aim of this assignment is to develop two small scale studies of the language learners attempting to gain an overall idea of what strategies are in use and what variables seem to make a difference to Hong Kong students. [br] In paragraph 3 the writer uses the phrase ’to the best of my knowledge…’ because
选项
A、she has good knowledge of this area
B、She is not sure if the area has been researched in Hong Kong
C、she thinks the area has been researched in Hong Kong
D、she does not wish to take responsibility for any omissions in the bibliography
答案
B
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/4051783.html
相关试题推荐
Inadditiontoredistributingincomes,inflationmayaffectthetotalreali
Inadditiontoredistributingincomes,inflationmayaffectthetotalreali
Anumberofresearchershaveexaminedthevariables/strategiesthataffects
Anumberofresearchershaveexaminedthevariables/strategiesthataffects
Anumberofresearchershaveexaminedthevariables/strategiesthataffects
Anumberofresearchershaveexaminedthevariables/strategiesthataffects
Whatdoconsumersreallywant?That’saquestionmarketresearcherswouldlo
______theincreaseinthenumberofcomputersinouroffices,theamountofpape
Tokeepwiththenewdevelopmentsinthisfieldhe______toanumberofjournal
Thenegotiationswhich______thesigningofthetreatytookplaceoveranumber
随机试题
ComputerprogrammerBrendanTammyearned£55,000ayearbydesigningnewc
假设你是王霞,计算机专业,即将毕业,现在想要申请去美国留学,就此写一封100词左右的英文申请信。要点:1.简单的自我介绍2.申请理由
[img]ct_epem_epelisv_00761(20097)[/img][br][originaltext]F:MayIhavealook
WhichhoteldoesGraham’scolleaguerecommend?[img]2010q3/ebecflm_ebfllistv_080
Wecontinuetosharewithourremotestancestorsthemosttangledandevasiv
[originaltext]W:Icanseebyyourresumeherethatyoustudiedbusinessadmini
HowtoChooseFlooringMaterialsSource【L31】Therearesomeman-mademateri
气动射钉枪射钉的形状,有()几种。A.直形 B.U形 C.T形 D.工字
下列选项中,牛膝性状特征描述正确的是A.断面浅黄棕色或浅红棕色,显粉性,皮部有4
根据公司法律制度的规定,国有独资公司经理的聘任和解聘方式是()。A.由董事会聘
最新回复
(
0
)