An Investigation into Approaches to Learning Adopted by Undergraduate EFL Learners
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37375/sujh.v13i2.2412الكلمات المفتاحية:
وجهات النظر، أساليب التعلم، اللغة الإنجليزية كلغة أجنبية، متعلمو اللغة الانجليزية.الملخص
إن وجود اختلافات والتباس في طرق تعلم اللغة الإنجليزية يشكل تحديات حاسمة للتحقيق في الأساليب التي قد تثري أو تعيق كيفية قيام متعلمي اللغة الإنجليزية بالتعلم. تناولت هذه الدراسة أساليب تعلم اللغة الإنجليزية التي يتبناها طلاب المرحلة الجامعية. بالإضافة إلى ذلك، تم فحص ما إذا كان هناك اختلاف بين أساليب التعلم التي يتبعها الطلاب في الأقسام المختلفة بكلية التربية- جامعة سرت. تم جمع البيانات كميًا من 70 طالب باستخدام استبيان عملية الدراسة الخاص بـ Biggs (SPQ) كأداة تشخيصية لتقييم أساليب الطلاب في التعلم. أشارت النتائج إلى أن معظم الطلاب اعتمدوا الطرق السطحية. و حصلت هذه الأساليب في التعلم على أعلى متوسط درجات (M = 4.55) ) في حين كانت الأساليب العميقة منخفضة (M = 1.77) . وأوضحت النتائج أيضًا الاختلافات بين أساليب الطلاب في تعلم اللغة الإنجليزية في الأقسام المختلفة. توفر النتائج الرئيسية مدخلات للمؤسسات الأكاديمية حول عملية التعلم وتكون بمثابة مرجع لاتخاذ القرار وتحسين أساليب التعلم للطلاب. وقد تم تقديم اقتراحات للمعلمين وواضعي السياسات التعليمية والبحوث المستقبلية بالتفصيل في هذه الدراسة.
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