Šišić, Elvis.
(2016).
EFL Learners' Attitudes towards Native-like Proficiency as an Achievement Target.
Diploma Thesis. Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu, Department of English Language and Literature.
[mentor Geld, Renata].
Abstract
The most appropriate models for teaching English have always been a point of interest in the SLA and EFL fields. In recent decades due to globalization, the standard model based on native speaker norms has been challenged by alternative models that do not rely on English spoken by native speakers. Therefore, this thesis set out to investigate whether Croatian secondary school EFL learners still aspire to emulate native speaker norms. In order to elicit their attitudes towards native-like proficiency as an achievement target, and see if there are attitudinal differences based on age, a questionnaire was administered to 68 secondary school EFL learners (23 freshmen and 45 juniors). The gathered data was analyzed by the means of SPSS. Participants’ responses showed a strong inclination towards attaining native-like proficiency, which suggests that the standard model of teaching English based on native speaker norms still has a looming presence in Croatian EFL classrooms.
| Item Type: |
Diploma Thesis
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
native-like proficiency, native speaker, non-native speaker, English as foreign language |
| Subjects: |
English language and literature |
| Departments: |
Department of English Language and Literature |
| Supervisor: |
Geld, Renata |
| Date Deposited: |
21 Oct 2016 09:43 |
| Last Modified: |
21 Oct 2016 09:43 |
| URI: |
http://darhiv.ffzg.unizg.hr/id/eprint/7339 |
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