This paper examines Taiwan Residents students＇ attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors in learning English, their language proficiency, cultural factors impacting communicative praxis, and responses toward the use of Chine...This paper examines Taiwan Residents students＇ attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors in learning English, their language proficiency, cultural factors impacting communicative praxis, and responses toward the use of Chinese and English in daily life. In association with these aims, the author seeks to understand more about how student attitudes, convictions, and performance in foreign language learning and usage are impacted by the culture in which they live and their cultural self-identification. Questions asked in terms of this research include： ＂What are the principal challenges students face in learning English？＂; ＂How do students＇ personalities and cultures of learning transact with these challenges？＂; ＂How do students view their own cultural and linguistic identities in terms of English （and Chinese）？＂; and ＂Overall, what do students need and want from teachers to strengthen their own language skills and learning behaviors？＂. This study began by submitting three questionnaires to students in two ＂Language and Culture＂ classes at National Taipei College of Business in Taipei, Taiwan. There were a total of 76 students, and note that these are not English majors--they are majoring in the Department of Applied Foreign Languages. Although the sample is admittedly small, it is sufficient, and we can reach adequate conclusions about language usage, learning attitudes, and identity expectations in Taiwan Residents students展开更多
文摘This paper examines Taiwan Residents students＇ attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors in learning English, their language proficiency, cultural factors impacting communicative praxis, and responses toward the use of Chinese and English in daily life. In association with these aims, the author seeks to understand more about how student attitudes, convictions, and performance in foreign language learning and usage are impacted by the culture in which they live and their cultural self-identification. Questions asked in terms of this research include： ＂What are the principal challenges students face in learning English？＂; ＂How do students＇ personalities and cultures of learning transact with these challenges？＂; ＂How do students view their own cultural and linguistic identities in terms of English （and Chinese）？＂; and ＂Overall, what do students need and want from teachers to strengthen their own language skills and learning behaviors？＂. This study began by submitting three questionnaires to students in two ＂Language and Culture＂ classes at National Taipei College of Business in Taipei, Taiwan. There were a total of 76 students, and note that these are not English majors--they are majoring in the Department of Applied Foreign Languages. Although the sample is admittedly small, it is sufficient, and we can reach adequate conclusions about language usage, learning attitudes, and identity expectations in Taiwan Residents students
