Language learning beliefs of Thai EFL university students: Dimensional structure and cultural variations

The objectives of this study were (a) to investigate the dimensional structure of the language learning beliefs of Thai learners of EFL, (b) to determine if the conceptually developed categories were empirically identifia-ble, and (c) to examine the cultural variations of language learning beliefs....

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spelling th-mahidol.113962018-05-03T15:45:45Z Language learning beliefs of Thai EFL university students: Dimensional structure and cultural variations Takayoshi Fujiwara Mahidol University Arts and Humanities Social Sciences The objectives of this study were (a) to investigate the dimensional structure of the language learning beliefs of Thai learners of EFL, (b) to determine if the conceptually developed categories were empirically identifia-ble, and (c) to examine the cultural variations of language learning beliefs. Horwitz's Beliefs About Language Learning Inventory (BALLI) was administered to Thai EFL university students (N = 542). Through factor analysis, a five-factor structure was identified. This structure was similar to the Horwitz model with five ca-tegorical dimensions. Yet, some items clustered under a different category from that proposed in the BALLI model. Similarities were identified between Thai students and Taiwanese students in terms of the beliefs' structure at the dimensional level and the strength of the beliefs at each item level. Seventeen BALLI items were both conceptually and empirically identified as constituting subcategories of the beliefs, representing the commonality of the language learning beliefs. © Center for Language Studies National Univercityof Singapur. 2018-05-03T07:58:29Z 2018-05-03T07:58:29Z 2011-06-01 Article Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching. Vol.8, No.1 (2011), 87-107 02199874 2-s2.0-79960582169 https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/11396 Mahidol University SCOPUS https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=79960582169&origin=inward
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Takayoshi Fujiwara
Language learning beliefs of Thai EFL university students: Dimensional structure and cultural variations
description The objectives of this study were (a) to investigate the dimensional structure of the language learning beliefs of Thai learners of EFL, (b) to determine if the conceptually developed categories were empirically identifia-ble, and (c) to examine the cultural variations of language learning beliefs. Horwitz's Beliefs About Language Learning Inventory (BALLI) was administered to Thai EFL university students (N = 542). Through factor analysis, a five-factor structure was identified. This structure was similar to the Horwitz model with five ca-tegorical dimensions. Yet, some items clustered under a different category from that proposed in the BALLI model. Similarities were identified between Thai students and Taiwanese students in terms of the beliefs' structure at the dimensional level and the strength of the beliefs at each item level. Seventeen BALLI items were both conceptually and empirically identified as constituting subcategories of the beliefs, representing the commonality of the language learning beliefs. © Center for Language Studies National Univercityof Singapur.
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title Language learning beliefs of Thai EFL university students: Dimensional structure and cultural variations
title_short Language learning beliefs of Thai EFL university students: Dimensional structure and cultural variations
title_full Language learning beliefs of Thai EFL university students: Dimensional structure and cultural variations
title_fullStr Language learning beliefs of Thai EFL university students: Dimensional structure and cultural variations
title_full_unstemmed Language learning beliefs of Thai EFL university students: Dimensional structure and cultural variations
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