Creencias y rendimiento académico en el aprendizaje de las lenguas extranjeras
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Corpas Arellano, María Dolores
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Escuela de Lenguas Modernas, Universidad de Costa Rica
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Todos tenemos creencias que determinan nuestras predisposiciones, de- cisiones, comportamientos y acciones en la vida. Esta investigación em- pírica pretende analizar las creencias del alumnado español de cuarto nivel de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria con respecto al proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje de la lengua extranjera. El objetivo principal es establecer una correlación entre las creencias y el rendimiento académico del alumnado de inglés como lengua extranjera. El estudio concluye afir- mando que aquellos estudiantes que logran los mejores resultados creen que el inglés es fácil de aprender, es útil para sus estudios posteriores y les gusta aprenderlo. Esto está relacionado con una alta motivación intrínseca del alumnado, lo que favorece el aprendizaje autodirigido y les permite buscar nuevos desafíos en este proceso.
We all have beliefs which determine our willingness, decisions, behaviours, and actions in our lives. This empirical research analyzes Spanish students’ beliefs in their 4th year of Compulsory Secondary Education (CSE) in relation to the foreign language teaching-learning process. The main aim is to establish a correlation between students’ beliefs and their achievement in English as a foreign language. This study concludes affirming that those students who achieve the best outcome believe that English is easy to learn, it is useful for their higher education, and they love learning English. These beliefs are related to a high intrinsic mo- tivation, which contributes to reinforce students’ self-directed learning and allows them to find new learning challenges.
We all have beliefs which determine our willingness, decisions, behaviours, and actions in our lives. This empirical research analyzes Spanish students’ beliefs in their 4th year of Compulsory Secondary Education (CSE) in relation to the foreign language teaching-learning process. The main aim is to establish a correlation between students’ beliefs and their achievement in English as a foreign language. This study concludes affirming that those students who achieve the best outcome believe that English is easy to learn, it is useful for their higher education, and they love learning English. These beliefs are related to a high intrinsic mo- tivation, which contributes to reinforce students’ self-directed learning and allows them to find new learning challenges.
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creencias, rendimiento, aprendizaje, lengua extranjera, beliefs, achievement, learning, foreign language