Giving up on Modern Foreign Languages? Students' Perceptions of Learning French

By S. Graham. 2004

179 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Language and Linguistics, Literature and Literary Theory

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In Language and Linguistics

1. Pamela M. Wesely
2. A. U. Chamot
3. S. Graham
4. E. Macaro
5. Larry Vandergrift
6. Christine Goh
7. Meral Şeker
8. Aek Phakiti

In Literature and Literary Theory

1. Pamela M. Wesely
2. A. U. Chamot
3. S. Graham
4. E. Macaro
5. Meral Şeker
6. Aek Phakiti
7. Lian Zhang
8. Lawrence Jun Zhang

Citations in the corpus

• Learner strategies and self-efficacy: Making the connection (2007, background): “Graham (2004) reports that for many students, feeling that they lacked the ability to do well in AS French was an important reason why they decided not to take the subject post-16.”
• Listening comprehension: The learners’ perspective (2006, background): “The belief that improvement in one’s performance is possible through improved strategy use or skill application may well-protect students’ sense of self-efficacy and levels of motivation in the face of what seems like limited progress (Schunk, 1996), as is often experienced by learners as they make ”
• Learner Attitudes, Perceptions, and Beliefs in Language Learning (2012, background): “However, some of the studies also raised questions about how the interaction of different attitudes, perceptions, and beliefs might have infl uenced outcomes in different ways, such as with motivation and anxiety (Graham, 2004; Yan & Horwitz, 2008).”
• LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGY INSTRUCTION: CURRENT ISSUES AND RESEARCH (2005, background): “Graham (2004) investigated the attitudes toward learning French of upper secondary English students and found that the less successful students did not seem to be aware of the potential role of learning strategies in improving their language performance.”
• A Study of Students' Metacognitive Beliefs About Foreign Language Study and Their Impact on Learning (2006, background): “” Task Beliefs—The Role of Effort and Ability in Language Learning Within the study as a whole, the sample showed a strong belief in the importance of effort for doing well in language learning at advanced level, with intermediate students placing more emphasis on ability (Graham, 2004).”