Language Use in the Classroom: Understanding the Relationship between Perceptions, Beliefs, and Verbal Communication

    Authors

    G. L. Thompson

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Hispania-J. Devoted Teach. Span. Port.

    Keywords

    beliefs; language use; perceptions; Spanish; student input; FOREIGN-LANGUAGE; STUDENTS; Linguistics; Language & Linguistics; Literature, Romance

    Abstract

    This article addresses the relationship between instructors' and students' perceptions and beliefs about first language (L1) and target language (TL) use in the Spanish foreign language classroom and actual classroom use. Given the lack of research correlating perceptions and belief's of both students and their teachers to their classroom language use, this study undertakes to discover what relationships exist. These data were gathered utilizing both questionnaires and video-recordings of classroom teaching. This Study analyzes how accurate and reliable students and teachers are in predicting how much L1 and TL are being employed in the classroom and whether their professed beliefs regarding L1 and TL are manifested in how they use language.

    Journal Title

    Hispania-a Journal Devoted to the Teaching of Spanish and Portuguese

    Volume

    92

    Issue/Number

    3

    Publication Date

    1-1-2009

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    537

    Last Page

    549

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000269985200036

    ISSN

    0018-2133

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