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  2. 2011
  3. May
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  5. Beliefs about language learning
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Section 1
 
 
 
Read the following statements about language learning. For each statement indicate if you agree or disagree with the statement. Please check the appropriate box that most reflect your beliefs.

[Adapted from E. Horwitz, 1987 “Surveying student beliefs about language learning,” in Anita Wenden and Joan Rubin, Learner Strategies in Language Learning, pp. 127-8.]
 
 
 
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
* 1. It is easier for children than adults to learn a foreign language.
* 2. Some people have a special ability for learning foreign languages.
* 3. Some languages are easier to learn than others.
* 4. English is a very difficult language.
* 5. I believe that I will learn to speak English very well.
* 6. People from my country are good at learning foreign languages.
* 7. It is important to speak English with an excellent pronunciation.
* 8. It is necessary to know about English-speaking cultures in order to speak English.
* 9. You shouldn’t say anything in English until you can say it correctly.
* 10. It is easier for someone who already speaks a foreign language to learn another one.
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
* 11. People who are good at mathematics or science are not good at learning foreign languages.
* 12. It is best to learn English in an English-speaking country.
* 13. I enjoy practicing English with the native English speakers I meet.
* 14. It is okay to guess if you don’t know a word in English.
* 15. If someone spent an hour a day learning a language, it would take them less than 1 year to speak the language well.
* 16. I have a special ability for learning foreign languages.
* 17. The most important part of learning a foreign language is learning vocabulary words.
* 18. It is important to repeat and practice a lot.
* 19. Women are better than men at learning foreign languages.
* 20. People in my country feel that it is important to speak English.
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree
* 21. I feel timid speaking English with other people.
* 22. If beginning students are permitted to make errors in English, it will be difficult for them to speak correctly later on.
* 23. The most important part of learning a foreign language is learning the grammar.
* 24. I would like to learn English so that I can get to know native English speakers better.
* 25. It is easier to speak than understand a foreign language.
* 26. It is important to practice with cassettes, tapes or computer-mediated resources (e.g. CDs, VCDs software).
* 27. Learning a foreign language is different than learning other academic subjects.
* 28. The most important part of learning English is learning how to translate from my native language.
* 29. If I learn English very well, I will have better opportunities for a good job.
* 30. People who speak more than one language are very intelligent.
* 31. I want to learn to speak English well.
* 32. I would like to have friends who are native English speakers.
* 33. Everyone can learn to speak a foreign language.
* 34. It is easier to read and write English than to speak and understand it.
 
 
 
Section 2
 
 
 
* 1. English is:
 
a very difficult language
 
a difficult language
 
a language of medium difficulty
 
an easy language
 
a very easy language
 
 
 
* 2. If someone spent one hour a day learning a language, how long would it take them to speak the language very well?
 
less than a year
 
1-2 years
 
3-5 years
 
5-10 years
 
you can’t learn a language in 1 hour a day
 
 
 
Section 3
 
 
 
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