Young Students' Success and Failure Attributions in Language Learning

The factors that affect young students' successes and failures in learning a foreign language with specific focus on the role of perceived causal attributions were examined. The content of self-assessment papers of 52 young learners studying English was analyzed to investigate the students'...

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Published in:Social behavior and personality 2011-08, Vol.39 (7), p.879-885
Main Author: Sahinkarakas, Sehnaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attribution
CAUSAL ATTRIBUTIONS
Classroom management
Consciousness
Foreign Students
Language
Language Acquisition
Language Learning/teaching
Learning
Management
Students
Success
Teacher-student relationships
Teachers
Young Learners
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Summary:The factors that affect young students' successes and failures in learning a foreign language with specific focus on the role of perceived causal attributions were examined. The content of self-assessment papers of 52 young learners studying English was analyzed to investigate the students' success and failure attributions. It was found that both attributions were linked mostly to internal and unstable factors, with listening to the teacher and doing homework being the most significant. The results highlight the importance of language teachers' awareness of their students' attributions.
ISSN:0301-2212
1179-6391
DOI:10.2224/sbp.2011.39.7.879