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Directions: For each item, indicate whether you (1) strongly disagree (2) disagree (3) neither agree nor disagree
(4) agree or (5) strongly agree.
For questions 19 and 28, select the number that most closely corresponds to your opinion.
10.The only reason that some people cannot learn a second language x
is that they are insufficiently motivated.
18.English is:
a difficult language.
an easy language.
27.If someone spent one hour a day learning a language, how long
would it be for them to learn that language very well?
1-2 years. x
3-5 years.
5-10 years.
32.You can learn a foreign language even when you are worried and x
anxious.
35.You can learn a foreign language even if you are not motivated. x
37.People who are good at mathematics and science are not good at x
learning foreign languages.
38.When you live in the U.S., you have many opportunities to learn x
English by communicating with native speakers of English.
39.People who speak more than one language are very intelligent. x
46.Students who spend K-12 in U.S. schools and earn good grades x
develop native-level English language.
This version adapted with changes from Gass, S., & Selinker, L. (2001). Second language acquisition. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. Horwitz,
E. K. (2008). Becoming a language teacher: A practical guide to second language learning and teaching (pp. 233-234). Boston,
MA: Pearson, Allyn and Bacon.
TUTOR AND COLLEAGUES THIS IS MY CONTRIBUTION TO THE SUBJECT
MOTIVATION
Motivation is very important because it helps us to achieve our goals as learning a new
language is for me to take a step forward, to do new things, crazy, incredible, big things,
beyond our limits, to improve ourselves more and more, is to motivate others to be more
competitive, more complete, more extraordinary people in our work environment.
EJEMPLO:
AGE
People at an early age begin to learn another language is easier to learn especially the
language spoken by parents, although in the course of life of people it is also possible to learn
another language presenting dedication and perseverance through a specialized education
that allows to respond to the demands that are currently presented in the different job offers
EJEMPLO:
My son Jossemar finished his university studies and wants to pursue a masters degree but to
be able to enter he needs to master the language well since his classes will be taught in
English, that is why he needs to follow a course to learn the ideology correctly