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Chinese Language Learning Among African Foreign Students: The Relationship Between Motivational Beliefs and Language Learning Strategy Use

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Chapter 1.Introduction

1.1 Overview

1.2 Background

1.3 Statement of the Problem

1.4 Objectives of this research

1.5 Significance of the Study

1.6 Foreign/Second Language Learning/Acquisition

1.7 Chinese language(Hànyǔ汉语or Zhōngwén中文)

1.8 Current Issues Involving Learning Chinese

1.9 Summary

Chapter 2.Literature Review

2.1 Key concepts

2.1.1 Motivational beliefs

2.1.2 Language Learning Strategies

2.1.3 Relationship between Motivational Beliefs and Learning Strategies

2.1.4 Gender

2.2.Theoretical framework

2.2.1 Language theories

2.2.2 Theories of motivation/learning strategies

2.3 Research Questions

2.4 Research Hypothesis

2.5 Summary

Chapter 3.Methodology

3.1 Design

3.2.Participants

3.3 Research Instruments

3.4 Research Procedure

3.5 Data analysis

3.6 Summary

Chapter 4.Results

4.1 Motivational Beliefs of African Foreign Students in Learning Chinese

4.2 Language Learning Strategies of African Foreign Students in Learning Chinese

4.3 Relationship between Students’ Motivational Beliefs and Language Learning Strategy Use

4.4 Gender Differences between Male and Female Participants for Motivational Beliefs and Language Learning Strategy Use

4.5 Other findings

4.5.1 African Foreign Students’ Overall Perceptions of Chinese Language

4.6.2 Impact of Participants’ Regional Connections

4.5.3 Influence of Participants’ Socio-economic Status,Funding Type,Age,Degree and Major

4.5.4 Influence of First Language(English versus French),and Other Language Conversance on Participants’ Motivational Beliefs and Strategy Use

4.6 Summary

Chapter 5.Discussion

5.1 Task value as a key motivational belief in learning Chinese

5.2 Metacognitive strategies and social strategies as significant influencers of Chinese language learning

5.3 The relationship between motivational beliefs and strategy use

5.4 Gender as somewhat insignificant determinant of Chinese language learning

5.4.1 Gender and motivational beliefs

5.4.2 Gender and strategy use

5.5 Discussion on other findings of the study

5.5.1 Adverse impact of participants’ general perception about Chinese

5.5.2 Regions,income,age,degree,major and funding type as minute or insignificant deciders of participants’ Chinese learning

5.5.3 The role of previous language background in participants’ Chinese learning

5.6 Summary

Chapter 6.Conclusions and Recommendations

6.1 Conclusion

6.2 Recommendations

6.3 Limitations and future research

6.4 Summary

References

Appendices

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语言是人们接受正规教育的重要工具。因此,对于世界各地的学生而言,通晓某一国家的语言是他们进入该国学习的必要条件。如果不懂这门语言,在开始他们的学习之前,学生通常就需要接受一段时间的培训。因中国已成为外国学生留学的主要选择之一,特别是非洲学生,所以汉语的学习也就成了一些学生学习他们专业的前提。然而,考虑到影响外语学习的不同因素,挑战仍迫在眉睫。因此,学习者应该拥有特定的动机信念并使用一些策略来避免失败或退学。
  本研究的主要目的是调查在中国留学一年的非洲学生,他们在学习外语即中文时所拥有的动机信念和语言学习的策略。确切的说,就是确定留学生所偏爱的动机信念和学习策略,探究这些信念和策略使用之间的关系,并调查汉语学习是否存在性别差异。
  这是一个横断的定量研究设计。共有114名来自中国武汉五所高校的留学生参与了这项研究。使用的测量工具是学习动机策略问卷,该问卷由密歇根大学的PaulPintriCh和他的同事(Pintrich, Smith, Garcia,&McKeachie,1991; reprinted inVanderStoep& Pintrich,2003)所编制,以及由Rebecca L.Oxford(1990)编制的语言学习策略量表。用SPSS17.0进行数据分析。
  研究者也使用了其他的一些统计方法,包括重复测量单因素方差分析,独立样本T检验,相关分析和回归分析。研究结果表明,在动机信念的成分中,学生最偏爱的是任务价值信念,其次是学业的自我效能感。很少有学生建立外在目标定向的信念。在策略的使用上,被试经常用到的是元认知和社交策略,很少使用情感策略。结果还表明动机信念和语言学习策略之间的关系显著。但男女性别差异不显著。除此之外,其他的研究结果显示有58.8%的被试认为学习中文有难度。从结果看来,他们所处的地域、社会经济地位、年龄、学位、受资助的类型和语言背景对动机信念和策略使用的影响很小,甚至没有影响。基于这些发现,研究者对加强学生的汉语学习和教育方面提出了一些切实可行的建议。

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