EVENT 2 My learning process - Language learning beliefs
Beliefs about Language Learning
We hold opinions, judgments, preconceptions, and personal theories about language learning and teaching. These ideas affect the way we learn. They influence students’ motivation and actions towards learning. That’s why it is important to talk about beliefs and understand our own theories about learning!
Research in this area today combines different methods to interpret beliefs in context through classroom observation, interviews, narratives, or other methods following an emic perspective. The Beliefs About Language Learning Inventory was developed by Horwitz to assess students' opinions on issues related to language learning (Horwitz,1987, p.120).
Fill in the inventory and come to class ready for a discussion on the way you learn and how you think your own beliefs have affected your learning!
This version was adapted with changes from:
Gass, S. & Selinker, L. (2001). Second language acquisition. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
The Beliefs about Language Learning Inventory (BALLI):
Barcelos, A. F. (2000). Understanding teachers and students language learning beliefs in Experience: A Deweyan approach. Doctoral dissertation, University of Alabama.
Horwitz, E. K. (2008). Becoming a language teacher: A practical guide to second language learning and teaching. Boston, MA: Pearson, Allyn and Bacon.
Pajares, M. F. (1992). Teachers‟ beliefs and educational research: Cleaning up a messy construct. Review of Educational Research, 62(3), 307-332.
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