ATTITUDE

ATTITUDE

1. CH.3 Attitude Concept

   • Attitudes and Motivation
     • Motivation: motives + attitudes
     • Motivation: goal - oriented behavior
   • Attitude Constituents
     • Cognitive - affective - conative
     • Cognitive - affective - behavior
     • Needs - goals - desire
     • Attitudes based on values - beliefs
     • Attitudes based on values
   • Attitude Classification
     • Target language community - particular language learning - general language learning
     • Social - educational - socioeconomic model
       • Motivation + attitude view: instrumental - integrative
   • Attitude Determinants
     • Sociocultural
     • Individual factors
       • Student's ability
       • Personality
       • intelligence
       • Cognitive style
       • aptitude
       • Expectancy and value - attributions - self-efficacy
       • Environment - educational - sociocultural
       • Age
       • Gender
     • Educational
   • Attitude Concepts in MFL Context
     • ALLPORT (1954)
       • Individual's response towards subjects or situations
     • EAGLEY & CHAIKEN (1998)
       • Evaluation of a particular entity (favor or disfavor)
     • GARDNER (1985)
       • Evaluate response to some referent or attitude object
     • AZJEN (1988)
       • Individual`s positive or negative evaluation of a behavior of interest
     • BAKER (1992)
       • Social research: community thoughts and beliefs
     • CHAMBERS (1999)
       • Pupil's set of values brought to FLL experience
         • Sociocultural and educational influencial factors

2. Ch. 4: Attitudes to MFLL and Educational Influences

   • School-related influences on Attitude
     • Lessons activites
       • More engaging activities
       • Unprepared speaking activities
       • Too rehearsed and repetitive
       • Mixed-ability groups
       • Teaching arrangement
       • Misbehavior
       • Over emphasis on repetition
       • Negative output in oral activities
     • Information and communication Technology (ICT)
       • Positive tool
       • May not always be motivating
       • Internet: meaningful practice
       • More ICT facilities in MFLL classrooms
       • efficient and appropriate use of ICT
     • The book
       • Textbook quality
       • Over-simplified textbooks
       • Little interactional practice
       • Unsuitable teaching material
       • Lack of variety
       • Overly innovative books turn MFLL as a game
     • Assessment
       • Assessment and performance feedback
       • Low score tests: Negative influence
       • No threatening testing
       • Achievement: Positive influence
       • Just test training means poor learning
     • School exchanges
       • Positive link: learning - attitude - exchange
       • Negative visits - negative attitudes
       • Beneficial contact with target language community
       • Educational - sociocultural factors involved
       • Easier learning
     • School ethos
       • Positive school ethos - positive learning
       • Learning climate
   • The Curriculum
     • MFLL curriculum policy affects Ss' attitude
       • More transactional and interactional learning
       • Just to pass tests
       • Lack of authentic communication
       • Useless curriculum
       • More interesting topics for Ss
       • Ss' real world related to curriculum
   • Teacher-related influences on Attitude
     • Teacher's personality, reliability and style
     • Use of Target Language
       • Clearer pedagogy
       • Pedagogical innovations
       • Target language overuse
       • Excessive target language