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Learning English as a Foreign Language: In between Explicit and Implicit Learning

Autoři: Černá Monika

Rok: 2020

Druh publikace: ostatní - přednáška nebo poster

Strana od-do: nestránkováno

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Jazyk	Název	Abstrakt	Klíčová slova
eng	Learning English as a Foreign Language: In between Explicit and Implicit Learning	Explicit and implicit learning are psychological processes involved in language acquisition. Many scholars believe that they are dissociate but co-operative systems, i.e. there is a dynamic interface between the two. The explicit-implicit co-operation may have different forms; the question is, however, what is the optimal balance and sequence of the explicit and implicit components. Scholars argue that this optimal balance is likely to vary according to the characteristics of the learners, the learning situation, and the L2 area focused on. The presentation offers such an optimal balance for Czech learners learning English as a foreign language, more specifically, English pronunciation. It builds on the study of predictors of their acquisition of selected English phonemes. University students’ pronunciation was diagnosed by two tests; their ability to produce seven selected phonemes was assessed. Furthermore, data regarding the students’ learning histories was obtained through a questionnaire. Then a multiple regression analysis was conducted in order to identify predictors of the acquisition of the selected phonemes. The analysis uncovered several factors, the most significant being pre-school exposure to English and positive attitudes to English in adolescence, which appeared to influence the subjects’ pronunciation positively. Interestingly, several factors which relate to learning English at school appeared to exert a negative influence on the acquisition of the selected phonemes. Furthermore, the study underscored the importance of autonomous learning. These findings will be interpreted in terms of explicit and implicit learning in order to suggest the optimal sequence of learning methods.	explicit and implicit learning; English; pronunciation; Czech learners