Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching - National University
Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching - National University
Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching - National University
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<strong>National</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Carlsbad, CA<br />
Email: rhill@nu.edu<br />
Major research <strong>in</strong>terests: Foreign Language Pedagogy, e-Learn<strong>in</strong>g, Literacy<br />
Appendix A<br />
Second Language Learner Autobiography<br />
Second Language Acquisition Autobiography<br />
For Participants with English as an L2<br />
The purpose <strong>of</strong> this Second Language Acquisition Autobiography is for you to reflect on your<br />
experience <strong>of</strong> learn<strong>in</strong>g English as a non-native language <strong>in</strong> order to discover what attitud<strong>in</strong>al and<br />
motivational factors you feel enabled you to reach a near-native level <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>iciency. Please be as<br />
detailed as possible and <strong>in</strong>clude narrations <strong>of</strong> personal experiences or events that you believe<br />
affected your attitude or motivation to learn English.<br />
Please use the follow<strong>in</strong>g guidel<strong>in</strong>es when writ<strong>in</strong>g your Second Language Acquisition<br />
Autobiography:<br />
1. Why did you decide to learn English How old were you when you began the acquisition<br />
process Why were you motivated (or not motivated) to learn it Did you learn English <strong>in</strong><br />
another country or <strong>in</strong> a country where it is spoken<br />
2. How did you learn English Did you study it formally <strong>in</strong> school, or was it acquired <strong>in</strong> a more<br />
natural, immersion-type sett<strong>in</strong>g What type <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>struction did you receive <strong>in</strong> the language If<br />
outside <strong>of</strong> a school sett<strong>in</strong>g, from whom did you receive <strong>in</strong>struction How did the way you<br />
learned English motivate you or not<br />
3. How did you feel about the target culture before and while learn<strong>in</strong>g English Did your feel<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
change after becom<strong>in</strong>g pr<strong>of</strong>icient<br />
4. What attitud<strong>in</strong>al and motivational factors do you feel contributed to your success <strong>in</strong> acquir<strong>in</strong>g<br />
English<br />
Appendix B<br />
Likert-Scale Questionnaire<br />
Attitud<strong>in</strong>al and Motivational Factors Inventory<br />
Directions: In order to further explore the various attitud<strong>in</strong>al and motivational constructs that<br />
may have affected your L2 acquisition, please take a moment to complete the survey. You<br />
should circle the number that most closely represents the effect that you feel the identified factor<br />
had on your language acquisition. Then, on the second page, please write a brief explanation as<br />
to why you valued the factor as you did.<br />
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