It's Not Only English: Effects of Other Individual Factors on English Language Learning and Academic Learning of ESL International Students in Australia

Autor/inn/en	Phakiti, Aek; Hirsh, David; Woodrow, Lindy
Titel	It's Not Only English: Effects of Other Individual Factors on English Language Learning and Academic Learning of ESL International Students in Australia
Quelle	In: Journal of Research in International Education, 12 (2013) 3, S.239-258 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1475-2409
DOI	10.1177/1475240913513520
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; International Education; Academic Discourse; Academic Achievement; Language Proficiency; Structural Equation Models; Foreign Students; Self Efficacy; Learning Motivation; Metacognition; Cultural Differences; Secondary School Students; College Preparation; Second Language Instruction; Higher Education; College Admission; Admission Criteria; Questionnaires; Correlation; Individual Characteristics; Regression (Statistics); Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Internationale Erziehung; Discourse; Diskurs; Schulleistung; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Kultureller Unterschied; Sekundarschüler; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Fragebogen; Korrelation; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Australien
Abstract	Geographic mobility and favourable educational policies have resulted in a rapid expansion in international education in recent decades. International education not only provides significant economic benefits and intellectual progression at the national level but also equips individuals with a good understanding of the educational, linguistic, social and cultural diversities that characterize our world. For international students, being successful academically and socially requires more than just a high level of English language proficiency. Personal factors such as motivation, self-efficacy, personal values and self-regulation are also significant factors in student success. This article addresses the importance of such personal factors, using a structural equation modelling approach that allows us to examine the complex relationship between personal factors, students' English language proficiency and academic achievement. The participants were 341 English as a second language (ESL) international students who were attending the final semester of their Foundation Studies programme which prepared them for undergraduate entry at an Australian university. It was found that motivation, self-regulation, self-efficacy and English language proficiency were significant learner factors explaining not only English language learning but also academic achievement. The study suggests the need for language classroom teaching and university support that incorporates such personal factors with academic language content as a way to maximize students' learning outcomes. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10