Publications
Publication details [#50176]
Peacock, Matthew. 1999. Beliefs about language learning and their relationship to proficiency. International Journal of Applied Linguistics 9 (2) : 247–263. ![DOI logo](https://benjamins.com/logos/doi-logo.svg)
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Language as a subject
Place, Publisher
Blackwell Publishers
Journal WWW
Annotation
This study sets out to determine whether differences between English as a foreign language Hong Kong university students' and teachers' beliefs about language learning influence proficiency. A number of different learner beliefs appear to be detrimental to language acquisition, and they also engender dissatisfaction and frustration among students.