Abstract
Second language learners have various learning attitudes in different settings. Beliefs are essential elements in any field that deals with human performance and learning. Beliefs assist individuals in defining and understanding the world and themselves; they help define tasks and play an essential role in determining action (White, 1999). Recently, researchers have recognized the significance of language beliefs in the second language learning process; they have also been demonstrated interest in students' perspectives on language learning and their effects on learners' motivation, foreign language anxiety, and efficacy. This review summarized students' beliefs on learning a second language by combining key elements from previous research on this topic. This paper has analyzed five previous published articles (Mori,1999; Ellis, 2008; Tanaka & Ellis, 2008; Horwitz1987) and discussed findings on learner beliefs, potential changes in learner beliefs, and factors influencing learner beliefs changes.
Highlights
Researchers have recognized the significance of language beliefs in the second language learning process; they have been demonstrated interest in students' perspectives on language learning and their effects on learners' motivation, foreign language anxiety, and efficacy
1 The research on learner beliefs has been a significant factor in identifying the importance and insights of both the learner and the teacher in the foreign language classroom
This paper aims to explain the categories and components of learners' beliefs proposed by Horwitz (1987) in the Beliefs About Language Learning (BALLI) survey and the possible components proposed by several other researchers
Summary
Researchers have recognized the significance of language beliefs in the second language learning process; they have been demonstrated interest in students' perspectives on language learning and their effects on learners' motivation, foreign language anxiety, and efficacy. This review summarized students' beliefs on learning a second language by combining key elements from previous research on this topic. 1. Introduction 1 The research on learner beliefs has been a significant factor in identifying the importance and insights of both the learner and the teacher in the foreign language classroom.
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