Ego Identity Types and Language Proficiency of Iranian EFL Learners

被引:5
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作者
Tavakkoli, Zahra [1 ]
Rakhshandehroo, Fatemeh [2 ]
Izadpanah, Mohammad Ali [2 ]
Moradi-Shad, Mohsen [3 ]
机构
[1] Sheikh Bahaee Univ, Dept Foreign Languages & Linguist, Esfahan 8179735296, Iran
[2] Shiraz Univ, Dept Foreign Languages & Linguist, Shiraz 7196485115, Iran
[3] Islamic Azad Univ, Dept English Language, Fars Sci & Res Branch, Shiraz, Iran
关键词
Language learning; foreign language learning; language proficiency; psychological factors; ego identity; ego identity types; PROCESSING STYLE; FOREIGN-LANGUAGE; ADOLESCENCE; PERSONALITY; ENGLISH;
D O I
10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.03.619
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
The present research is an attempt to identify the effect of ego identity types on the language proficiency of the learners. In other words, it is trying to answer the question which identity types achieve higher levels of proficiency in terms of language learning. The results revealed that the achieved ego identity types were better language learners in comparison with foreclosed and diffused types. The results obtained in terms of the effect of gender on language proficiency led the researchers to believe that the significant difference found in this regard was not caused due to such differences. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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页码:1885 / 1894
页数:10
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