English Language Learning Inside and Outside the Classroom in Portugal

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Autor(a) principal: Tonoian, Lilit
Data de Publicação: 2014
Tipo de documento: Dissertação
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10362/13616
Resumo: This study investigates the way of learning the English language in Portugal. First-year students of the faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of New University of Lisbon were selected as participants in the case study. As data collection tools a questionnaire and focus-groups were used. 115 students completed the designed questionnaire and after that 12 students were selected for the more detailed focus-group discussions. Results of the research show that most part of the students´ English knowledge is received from outside the classroom by means of movies, songs, computer games, the Internet, communication with friends and other sources. Also, the results show that motivation is very important in language learning process and motivated students acquire the language faster and easier.
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title English Language Learning Inside and Outside the Classroom in Portugal
spellingShingle English Language Learning Inside and Outside the Classroom in Portugal
Tonoian, Lilit
English
Language acquisition
Language learning
Exposure
title_short English Language Learning Inside and Outside the Classroom in Portugal
title_full English Language Learning Inside and Outside the Classroom in Portugal
title_fullStr English Language Learning Inside and Outside the Classroom in Portugal
title_full_unstemmed English Language Learning Inside and Outside the Classroom in Portugal
title_sort English Language Learning Inside and Outside the Classroom in Portugal
author Tonoian, Lilit
author_facet Tonoian, Lilit
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv RUN
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Tonoian, Lilit
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv English
Language acquisition
Language learning
Exposure
topic English
Language acquisition
Language learning
Exposure
description This study investigates the way of learning the English language in Portugal. First-year students of the faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of New University of Lisbon were selected as participants in the case study. As data collection tools a questionnaire and focus-groups were used. 115 students completed the designed questionnaire and after that 12 students were selected for the more detailed focus-group discussions. Results of the research show that most part of the students´ English knowledge is received from outside the classroom by means of movies, songs, computer games, the Internet, communication with friends and other sources. Also, the results show that motivation is very important in language learning process and motivated students acquire the language faster and easier.
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