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Factors that Impact EFL Acquisition in Cape Verde
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In: Master’s Theses and Projects (2021)
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The purpose of this study was to explore the factors that impact English as a foreign language acquisition in Cape Verde. While in Cape Verde students are taught English as a foreign language (EFL from now on) for many years, upon graduation many of them are unable to have basic conversations in English. As a result, many students in Cape Verde lose the opportunity to get a better job inside and outside Cape Verde or potential scholarships to study in an English-speaking country. This study intended to explore the students’ and teachers’ attitudes towards EFL in Cape Verde. The main topics examined in this study include the education system, the teachers’ level of preparedness and commitment, as well as the social and emotional factors that affect EFL acquisition in Cape Verde. The instruments used in this mixed method research are interviews and questionnaires. The findings of this study will benefit the education system in Cape Verde through a better understanding of EFL acquisition. The findings of this study may also be significant to teachers and TESOL educators in the US since a significant number of Cape Verdeans study in the US. It has been found that there is a need to improve the pedagogical practices of EFL teachers in Cape Verde as well as restructure the education system to best fit the needs of the students. The findings also indicated that the education system, the students themselves and their colleagues, as well as the teachers can affect motivation level in both positive and negative ways. It has also been found that language anxiety negatively impacts students’ EFL acquisition.
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Keyword:
and Multicultural Education; Anxiety; Bilingual; Cabo Verde; Education; English language; English Language and Literature; Motivation in education; Multilingual
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URL: https://vc.bridgew.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1082&context=theses
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Educating for Global Competence: Co-Constructing Outcomes in the Field: An Action Research Project
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In: All Antioch University Dissertations & Theses (2021)
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Exploring the self-efficacy beliefs of Vietnamese pre-service teachers of English as a foreign language
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English-for-Teaching in Higher Education: Discourse Functions and Language Exemplars
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In: MITESOL Journal: An Online Publication of MITESOL (2021)
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Flipgrid and Second Language Acquisition Using Flipgrid to Promote Speaking Skills for English Language Learners
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In: Master’s Theses and Projects (2020)
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The Digital Literacy Practices Of Transfronterizx Esol College Students: Los De Esol
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In: Open Access Theses & Dissertations (2020)
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The effect of task complexity on rater severity in an adaptive performance-based second language oral communication test
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In: Graduate Theses and Dissertations (2019)
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Developing and evaluating corpus-based feedback
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In: Graduate Theses and Dissertations (2019)
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Effects of rating criteria order on the halo effect in second language writing assessment
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In: Graduate Theses and Dissertations (2019)
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ASR as a tool for providing feedback for vowel pronunciation practice
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In: Graduate Theses and Dissertations (2019)
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English in France - Linguistic Dominance and Ambivalence
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In: Honors Projects (2019)
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Writes Well with Others: Developing L2 Expertise in Writing Center Tutors
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Using Spanish In English-Language Spaces: Identifying Bilingual Composition Students' Translanguaging Practices
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The effect of delivery mode on L2 students' listening comprehension skills: Context versus animated videos
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In: Graduate Theses and Dissertations (2018)
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An adaptive computational system for automated, learner-customized segmental perception training in words and sentences: Design, implementation, assessment
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In: Graduate Theses and Dissertations (2018)
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TELLING ROOM: Color in Action
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Isolation and Revenge: Where Victor Frankenstein Went Wrong
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In: Nebraska College Preparatory Academy Senior Capstone Projects (2018)
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Balance of Limits and Experimentation
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In: Nebraska College Preparatory Academy Senior Capstone Projects (2018)
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Language, Literacy And Project Based Learning: An Ethnographic Case Study Of A New Tech Classroom In A High School On The US/Mexico Border
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In: Open Access Theses & Dissertations (2018)
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Innovative College English Teaching Based on CBI
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In: International Symposium for Innovative Teaching and Learning (2017)
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