Beliefs about Language Learning: An EFL Perspective

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Beliefs EFL (English as a Foreign Language) Language learners

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Sureepong Phothongsunan
Department of Business English, Faculty of Arts, Assumption University Ramkamhaeng, Huamak, Bangkok, 10240

Abstract

This review paper discusses how EFL learners’ beliefs about language learning could contribute to the better understanding of how language learners learn a second or foreign language. First, an overview of beliefs is presented. Then, the source of learners’ beliefs is introduced. The influence of beliefs on language learning is subsequently discussed. To conclude, the paper ends with some thoughts on benefits that an analysis on beliefs can bring about, leading to ways to help learners to become better language learners.

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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2014): January-June
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Review article

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