What are students’ perceptions of their social practices related to the learning and using of English as a Second Language (ESL)?

Instead of focusing on the learning of English as a subject taught in the language classrooms, the focus is on the practices students are engaged in which involve the use of English both inside and outside of these language classes. I used both quantitative and qualitative methods to gather informa...

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Main Author: Renganathan, Sumathi
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2004
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Online Access:http://eprints.utp.edu.my/3711/1/RWLL_Presentation_2004.docx
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Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas
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Summary:Instead of focusing on the learning of English as a subject taught in the language classrooms, the focus is on the practices students are engaged in which involve the use of English both inside and outside of these language classes. I used both quantitative and qualitative methods to gather information for this research. Quantitative data were collected using surveys in the form of questionnaires and qualitative data were gathered through interviews and observation.