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The Place of Literature in an English Language Teaching Program: What Do Students Think about It?
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Tehan, Patricia; Yuksel, Dogan; Inan, Banu – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2015
This study investigated the attitudes and opinions of students towards the use and place of literature course in language teaching. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 3 groups of students: (a) the students who had not taken any literature courses before (n = 7), (b) the students who were taking a literature course at the time of the…
Descriptors: English Literature, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Student Attitudes
Validating an Instrument for EFL Learners' Sources of Self-Efficacy, Academic Self-Efficacy and the Relation to English Proficiency
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Zheng, Chunping; Liang, Jyh-Chong; Tsai, Chin-Chung – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2017
Research on self-efficacy has been a productive field while limited studies have explored language learners' formation of academic self-efficacy. This quantitative study developed an instrument with two questionnaires for assessing English as a foreign language (EFL) learners' formation of self-efficacy and academic self-efficacy. It further…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
The Impact of Introducing Foreign Language Requirements on the Spanish Higher Education System: The Case of Córdoba University
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Raigón Rodríguez, Antonio R. – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2015
The requirement that students achieve accredited foreign language proficiency at B1 level in order to graduate from university or enrol for some postgraduate courses has prompted changes in language teaching in higher education in Spain. Given the clearly ineffective tuition received at earlier stages of their education, Spanish university…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, College Students, Required Courses
Using Exemption Examinations to Assess Finnish Business Students' Non-Formal and Informal Learning of ESP: A Pilot Study
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Tuomainen, Satu – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2014
In recent years Finnish university language centres have increasingly developed procedures for assessing and recognising the skills in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) that students acquire in various non-formal and informal learning environments. This article describes the procedures developed by the University of Eastern Finland Language…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Business Administration Education, English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning
Students' Perceptions of Their Interest in English Language: An Exploratory Study of BHU Students.
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Viswas, Asha – Indian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2000
Examined perceived interest of students in English language learning and perceived relevance of compulsory English to students' acquisition of a functional education. A questionnaire was administered to university students in India. Results suggest that the majority of students considered the English course relevant and were interested in taking…
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education