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Learning and expressing technical vocabulary through the medium of L1 and L2 by Slovak-English bilingual high-school students
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Academic literacy and self-efficacy in adult students preparing for tertiary study
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Levels of academic literacy and self-efficacy were investigated to find possible relationships to variations in demographic and experiential backgrounds, academic results, and acceptance into future courses. The 212 adults studied were from a diverse range of backgrounds and were enrolled in the largest bridging programme in New Zealand, preparing for tertiary study. Quantitative data assessing reading, writing, and vocabulary skills were compared to quantitative and qualitative data on the self-efficacy beliefs of their academic literacy to participate in the current and future courses, and their readiness for future study. These were examined and triangulated with interview data, and compared to demographic data, academic results, and the outcome of applications to future academic courses. The study measured academic literacy levels in relation to the Learning Progressions published by the Tertiary Education Commission in New Zealand (2008), and to Nation's (1983) Vocabulary Levels Test. Self-efficacy beliefs were reported by participants through questionnaire and interviews using a labelled Likert percentage scale outlined by Bandura (2006). The quantitative data were analysed by descriptive statistics, correlation, and analysis of variance. It was found that participants with comparatively higher academic ability but lower self-efficacy received significantly lower end-of-semester grade score averages than their peers. Lower grade scores were also received when self-efficacy for academic study was substantially different from their actual academic literacy. Adults who had a first language other than English had significantly lower academic literacy measurements yet the highest self-efficacy. Bandura's observation on the importance of self-efficacy beliefs to match academic literacy was supported by this study. A moderate correlation between academic literacy skills and academic results was established. The sources of self-efficacy---previous personal success, observation of significant others, verbal persuasion and encouragement, and an emotional/physiological response to situational pressures---proposed by Bandura (1977, 1986, 1994, 1997), and supported in the social cognitive literature, were established for the adults in this study. However, the self-efficacy measures used did not correlate significantly with academic results or acceptance outcomes. Future research possibilities are indicated.
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URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/19496
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Exploring the Washback of the TOEIC in South Korea: A sociocultural perspective on student test activity
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The role of academic writing in the study experience of undergraduate Business students
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The prevalence of voice-hearers in the general population: a literature review
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In: Journal of Mental Health, Vol. 20, no. 3 (Jun 2011), pp. 281-292 (2011)
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English loan words in the Malay print media and their implications for English vocabulary acquisition
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Clearing the air: applied linguistic perspectives on aviation communication
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SECOND LANGUAGE VOCABULARY ASSESSMENT: CURRENT PRACTICES AND NEW DIRECTIONS
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In: International Journal of English Studies; Vol. 7 No. 2 (2007): Research on Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition and Learning; 105-126 ; International Journal of English Studies; Vol. 7 Núm. 2 (2007): Research on Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition and Learning; 105-126 ; 1989-6131 ; 1578-7044 (2009)
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Second language vocabulary assessment: current practices and new directions
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Read, John. - : Murcia: Universidad de Murcia, Servicio de Publicaciones, 2007
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