The Effects of Affective Factors on the Mastery of Prep Students Studying English at Boğaziçi University
Journal Title: International Journal of Langauges' Education and Teaching - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 3
Abstract
Theories about how individual variables may result in success in foreign language learning have been a matter for debate for decades. Some learners are more successful than others although they study English in the same learning setting as they bring a variety of personality attributes to language learning. This study aims to explore what effect personality traits can have on learners’ language achievement at the university level and to what extent emotional factors can contribute to student success. A questionnaire in which 34 preparatory students at pre-intermediate level at Bogazici University participated was conducted with a view to determining which factors can influence their learning positively or negatively. In the light of the findings discovered, feeling good about learning called positive affect can enhance and contribute to the mastery of foreign language learning while negative affect will be a psychological barrier to success. To increase learners’ willingness to communicate in a foreign language, instructors should consider affective variables carefully.
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Osman SABUNCUOGLU
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- DOI 10.18298/ijlet.3108
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