INFLUENCE OF PRESTUDY ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING ATTITUDE
SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND PERSONALITY, cilt.38, sa.2, ss.187-196, 2010 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2010
- Doi Numarası: 10.2224/sbp.2010.38.2.187
- Dergi Adı: SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND PERSONALITY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.187-196
- Anahtar Kelimeler: prestudy, language learning attitude, dictionary use, handout use, self-study, foreign language learning, UNFAMILIAR WORDS
- Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
In this experimental study, based on qualitative and quantitative data collection from an experimental and a control group, the influence of 2 different ways of prestudy on foreign language learning attitude of the upper-intermediate level of English language learners was investigated. One prestudy program was based on specially designed familiarization handout-materials comprising topic-related reading activities, the other program entailed using a dictionary focusing on the words used in the target unit. Students who worked with the handout were significantly more motivated, active, and interactive than those who worked with a dictionary. In addition, teachers felt that students who did prestudy using handouts found the unit more meaningful and developed a better attitude towards learning a foreign language than did those who relied on a dictionary.