Course for international guest/part time students
- Faculty
- Faculty of Humanities
- Organization
- BTK Department of English Applied Linguistics
- Code
- BMI-ANGD-CAn12E.01
- Title
- Social psychological processes in language learning
- Usual semester
- Autumn
- ECTS
- 3
- Language
- Learning outcomes
- The aim of this course is to familiarise students with issues related to the social psychological processes of foreign language learning.
- Course content
- First, students will be given a brief overview of the field of social psychology and its relevance to foreign language learning. Then, we will discuss four main topics: emotions, attribution, attitudes and group dynamics.
- Assessment method
- Attendance and participation (20%), project work (30%) presentation (30%), the test based on the articles (20%). All parts of the requirement need to be complete for the final grade.
- Bibliography
- Piniel, K. & Albert, Á. (2018). Advanced learners’ foreign language-related emotions across the four skills. Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 8, pp. 127-147. Kálmán, Cs. & Gutierrez, E. (2015). Successful language learning in a corporate setting: The role of attribution theory and its relation to intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 5, pp. 583-608. Babus, N. (2018). The role of attitudes shaping students’ motivation in second language learning. Unpublished MA thesis. Eötvös University: Budapest. Jánosházi, O. (2007). Second language motivation and group dynamics: An empirical investigation into the effects of the group on the individuals’ motivational level. Unpublished MA thesis. Eötvös University: Budapest.