Affective filter influence on students' initiating the b.a. english major at the Universidad Nacional, Chorotega branch in Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

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Autor principal: Dover, Yendry
Formato: Online
Idioma:eng
Publicado: Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica 2011
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/ensayospedagogicos/article/view/5827
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spelling ENSAYOSP58272023-10-23T21:20:47Z Affective filter influence on students' initiating the b.a. english major at the Universidad Nacional, Chorotega branch in Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica Dover, Yendry language acquisition process young adult learners affective filter language acquisition process young adult learners affective filter Affective filter is a commoly accepted component in foreign language learning for adults, are internalized emotional barriers frequently established by learners as a way of psychologically protecting them when confronting the challenge of producing the target language Krashen (1987). With this natural defense mechanism is attempting to help the individuals from damaging their egos, it is in fact counter-productive to the language learning process. This qualitative study explores and describes the negative impact of affective filters in a group of entrance level, young adult students at the Universidad Nacional, Chorotega Branch campus in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. In addition, it tests some strategies in lowering the affective filter in this particular group. The results showed that there was a significant impact in how affective filter delimit the learning process and the need for professionals in the field of language learning to address this issue especially in the beginning of the language acquisition process. Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica 2011-12-07 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion scientific papers artículos científicos application/pdf https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/ensayospedagogicos/article/view/5827 10.15359/rep.6-2.11 Ensayos Pedagógicos Journal; Vol. 6 No. 2 (2011): July-December; 169-188 Revista Ensayos Pedagógicos; Vol. 6 Núm. 2 (2011): Julio-diciembre; 169-188 2215-3330 1659-0104 eng https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/ensayospedagogicos/article/view/5827/5695 Derechos de autor 2011 Revista Ensayos Pedagógicos
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Affective filter influence on students' initiating the b.a. english major at the Universidad Nacional, Chorotega branch in Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
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title Affective filter influence on students' initiating the b.a. english major at the Universidad Nacional, Chorotega branch in Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
title_short Affective filter influence on students' initiating the b.a. english major at the Universidad Nacional, Chorotega branch in Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
title_full Affective filter influence on students' initiating the b.a. english major at the Universidad Nacional, Chorotega branch in Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
title_fullStr Affective filter influence on students' initiating the b.a. english major at the Universidad Nacional, Chorotega branch in Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
title_full_unstemmed Affective filter influence on students' initiating the b.a. english major at the Universidad Nacional, Chorotega branch in Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
title_sort affective filter influence on students' initiating the b.a. english major at the universidad nacional, chorotega branch in nicoya, guanacaste, costa rica
publisher Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
publishDate 2011
url https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/ensayospedagogicos/article/view/5827
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