DLS 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Second-Language Acquisition, Reinforcement, Test Anxiety

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Second-Language Teaching
• Course: DLS 1100
• Professor: Sima Paribakht

Document Summary

Second language learning being a very complex process. And several learning factors that may affect the learning process. External to the learner: sociocultural factors that may affect their learning. Perception of yourself, self-image: the way you see yourself (vs the way others see you) 3 levels of confidence: general self-esteem: generally speaking, some people are more confident than others. Global self-esteem: situational self-esteem: self-esteem in certain situations in life. Generally speaking, the more confident you are the better you perform, but in terms of success in learning languages, task self-esteem is more related. What do learners attribute the success or failure of learning to. Reasons: the level of effort you put into something, ability, luck, difficulty of the task. High self-efficacy: attribute their success and failure to ability and effort. (internal factors: best students learn unrelated to their teacher and other external factors. The way you protect your ego and self-identity from external factors.