ERIC Number: EJ1135117
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
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The Impact of Gender on Attainment in Learning English as a Foreign Language
Glówka, Danuta
Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, v4 n4 p617-635 2014
This study examined the impact of gender on students' achievement in learning English as a foreign language in secondary and higher vocational schools in Poland, as well as teachers' and students' opinions concerning the importance of this influence. The collected data provided ample evidence that girls achieved significantly better results than boys. Such results support the socio-linguistic finding that female students outperform males as they are more open to new linguistic forms in the target language and eradicate interlanguage forms that deviate from target language norms more readily than their male counterparts (Ellis, 2012). However, these findings were not reflected in the opinions of the student and teacher participants. Both parties held a strong conviction that gender played no major role in learning English. The article concludes by outlining some implications for educational policy makers and foreign language teachers.
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Secondary School Students, Vocational Schools, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Educational Policy, Language Teachers, Foreign Countries, Sociolinguistics, Interlanguage, Role, Likert Scales, Statistical Analysis, Student Characteristics, Questionnaires, Semi Structured Interviews, Grounded Theory
Adam Mickiewicz University Department of English Studies. Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts, Ul. Nowy Swiat 28-30, 62-800 Kailsz, Poland. e-mail: ssllt@amu.edu.pll; Web site: http://ssllt.amu.edu.pl/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Poland
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