A Mindset for EFL: Learners' Beliefs about the Role of Natural Talent

Autor/inn/en	Mercer, Sarah; Ryan, Stephen
Titel	A Mindset for EFL: Learners' Beliefs about the Role of Natural Talent
Quelle	In: ELT Journal, 64 (2010) 4, S.436-444 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0951-0893
DOI	10.1093/elt/ccp083
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Role; Talent; Language Aptitude; Interviews; Student Attitudes; College Students; Teaching Methods; Second Language Instruction; Austria; Japan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Rollen; Begabung; Hochbegabung; Sprachbegabung; Spracheignung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schülerverhalten; Collegestudent; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Österreich
Abstract	This article explores the role of the psychological construct of "implicit theories" or "mindsets" in the context of foreign language learning. It considers psychology-based research of the construct in respect to the EFL context and reports on a small exploratory study using interviews carried out with tertiary-level learners in Austria and Japan. The authors wish to argue for the relevance and importance of the construct for ELT, explore some of the potential issues raised by the initial study, and consider some of the pedagogical implications arising from both the literature and the findings. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Oxford University Press. Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, OX2 6DP, UK. Tel: +44-1865-353907; Fax: +44-1865-353485; e-mail: jnls.cust.serv@oxfordjournals.org; Web site: http://eltj.oxfordjournals.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10