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The strategies for learning to speak English employed by Taiwanese non-English majors : a phenomenographic study

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Su, Chiung Ying (2012) The strategies for learning to speak English employed by Taiwanese non-English majors : a phenomenographic study. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.

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Abstract

English speaking is arguably the most problematic aspect for adult learners in Taiwanese
EFL environments. The gap between the curricular objectives and the results of the
General English Proficiency Test (GEPT) indicates that younger generations outrun
college students in learning to speak English. Moreover, the exchangeable use of terms
such as English as a Second Language (ESL) and English as a Foreign Language (EFL)
reveals the conceptualization of Second Language Acquisition (SLA) which assumes that
learners learn to speak the target language in a naturally occurring language environment.
This is manifested in Language Learning Strategy (LLS) theories focusing on
communication/compensation strategies. However, the initial pursuit of ‘universally
effective’ LLS has been called into question and there is a need for the contextualization
of LLS research.
To begin with, this study differentiates the concept of ESL and EFL in order to unravel
the hidden assumption of SLA/LLS. Next, in adopting a sociocultural-ecological
perspective, strategies for learning to speak English are considered as niches rather than
fixed entities presented in mainstream LLS survey research. Specifically, because this
study aims at depicting five non-English majors’ qualitatively different ways of
perceiving and experiencing in their local environment (i.e., their constructed reality),
phenomenography is used to examine the person-environment relationships. Lastly,
qualitatively different SLSEs will be discussed in hopes of facilitating a more reflective
way of learning to speak in EFL environments.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation (PhD)
Subjects: L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
P Language and Literature > PE English
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers, English language -- Study and teaching -- Taiwan, English language -- Pronunciation by foreign speakers
Official Date: July 2012
Dates:
DateEvent
July 2012Submitted
Institution: University of Warwick
Theses Department: Institute of Education
Thesis Type: PhD
Publication Status: Unpublished
Supervisor(s)/Advisor: Wray, David, 1950-
Extent: xiv, 274, [32] leaves : ill.
Language: eng

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