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UNRAVELING PARENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING
Corresponding Author(s) : Claudio Diaz
Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews,
Vol. 8 No. 2 (2020): March
Abstract
Purpose of the study: This research aims to analyze parents’ perceptions towards the learning of English and the ways they help their children deal with English and language assessment.
Methodology: This qualitative study addresses 74 Chilean parents’ perceptions of English teaching and learning. A semi-structured interview was conducted to capture the participants’ perceptions. The data were categorized using content and frequency analysis and the principles of metaphoric analysis.
Main findings: The findings suggest that parents hold a positive perception of the English language and believe it is useful for their children’s lives even though they might find the learning of the language difficult.
Social implications/Originality: Participants can produce metaphors that regard English as an ability and metaphors that focus on the process of learning the language. The findings of this research are useful for university stakeholders, teachers, preservice teachers, and students.
Novelty/Originality of this study: In this study parents, stakeholders who have usually left aside from the language teaching and learning process, are interviewed to unfold their perceptions of what they see and believe when their children learn English.
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- Agencia de la Calidad de Educación. (2014). SÃntesis resultados de aprendizaje SIMCE Inglés 3° medio. Santiago.
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- Calzada, E. J., Huang, K. Y., Hernandez, M., Soriano, E., Acra, C. F., Dawson-McClure, S., & Brotman, L. (2015). Family and teacher characteristics as predictors of parent involvement in education during early childhood among Afro-Caribbean and Latino immigrant families. Urban Education, 50(7), 870-896. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042085914534862 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0042085914534862
- Castillo, R., & Camelo, L. C. (2013). Assisting your child’s learning in L2 is like teaching them to ride a bike: A study on parental involvement. GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 7, 54-73.
- Cavanagh, S. (1997). Content analysis: concepts, methods, and applications. Nurse researcher, 4(3), 5-16. https://doi.org/10.7748/nr1997.04.4.3.5.c5869 DOI: https://doi.org/10.7748/nr1997.04.4.3.5.c5869
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- Ministerio de Educación. (2012). Orientaciones para docentes. Prueba de Inglés III Medio. Santiago.
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Aljure, L., Arciniegas, M., Camacho, M., Castillo, M., MejÃa, M., MejÃa, M., & Rueda, C. (2010). Concepciones y expectativas de la comunidad educativa con respecto al bilingüismo (español-inglés) en siete colegios de Bogotá y Cundimarca.Revista El Astrolabio, 9(2), 45-57.
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Anderson, K. J., & Minke, K. M. (2007). Parent involvement in education: Toward an understanding of parents’ decision making. The Journal of Educational Research, 100(5), 311-323. https://doi.org/10.3200/JOER.100.5.311-323 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3200/JOER.100.5.311-323
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Bruton, A., & Robles-Piña, R. (2009). Deficit thinking and Hispanic student achievement: Scientific information resources. Houston: Problems of education in the 21st century. 15.
Calzada, E. J., Huang, K. Y., Hernandez, M., Soriano, E., Acra, C. F., Dawson-McClure, S., & Brotman, L. (2015). Family and teacher characteristics as predictors of parent involvement in education during early childhood among Afro-Caribbean and Latino immigrant families. Urban Education, 50(7), 870-896. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042085914534862 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0042085914534862
Castillo, R., & Camelo, L. C. (2013). Assisting your child’s learning in L2 is like teaching them to ride a bike: A study on parental involvement. GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 7, 54-73.
Cavanagh, S. (1997). Content analysis: concepts, methods, and applications. Nurse researcher, 4(3), 5-16. https://doi.org/10.7748/nr1997.04.4.3.5.c5869 DOI: https://doi.org/10.7748/nr1997.04.4.3.5.c5869
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Erdener, M. A., & Knoeppel, R. C. (2018). Parents’ perceptions of their involvement in schooling. International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 4(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.21890/ijres.369197 DOI: https://doi.org/10.21890/ijres.369197
Gokturk, S., & Dinckal, S. (2018). Effective parental involvement in education: experiences and perceptions of Turkish teachers from private schools. Teachers and Teaching, 24(2), 183-201. https://doi.org/10.1080/13540602.2017.1388777 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13540602.2017.1388777
Hasan, H. M. (2015). Dari Rimba Aceh ke Stockholm. Jakarta: Batavia Publishing.
Hayes, D. (2012). Parental involvement and achievement outcomes in African American adolescents. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 43(3), 567-582. https://doi.org/10.3138/jcfs.43.4.567 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3138/jcfs.43.4.567
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Hornby, G., & Lafaele, R. (2011). Barriers to parental involvement in education: An explanatory model. Educational Review, 63(1), 37-52. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2010.488049 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2010.488049
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Kavanagh, B., Ziino, S.A.,& Mesagno, C. (2016). A comparative investigation of test anxiety, coping strategies and perfectionism between Australian and United States students. North American Journal of Psychology, 18, 555-569.
Kövecses, Z. (2010). Metaphor: A practical introduction (2nd Ed.). Oxford & New York: Oxford University Press.
Liu, Q., & Shi, J. (2007). An analysis of language teaching approaches and methods effectiveness and weakness. US-China Education Review. 4(1), 69-71.
Mahmoud, S. S. (2018). Saudi parents’ perceptions of the kind of help they offer to their primary school kids. English Language Teaching, 11(3), 102-112. https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v11n3p102 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v11n3p102
Medina, M., Guzmán, N., & Wong-Ratcliff, M. (2015). Latino parental involvement: Myths, perceptions and inhibiting factors. Journal of Case Studies in Education, 7, 1-15.
Ministerio de Educación. (2012). Orientaciones para docentes. Prueba de Inglés III Medio. Santiago.
Niehaus, K., & Adelson, J. L. (2014). School support, parental involvement, and academic and social-emotional outcomes for English language learners. American Educational Research Journal, 51(4), 810-844. https://doi.org/10.3102/0002831214531323 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3102/0002831214531323
Orozco, G. L. (2008). Understanding the culture of low-income immigrant Latino parents: Key to involvement. The School Community Journal,18(1), 21-37.
Pakter, A., & Chen, L. L. (2013). The daily text: Increasing parental involvement in education with mobile text messaging. Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 41(4), 353-367. https://doi.org/10.2190/ET.41.4.f DOI: https://doi.org/10.2190/ET.41.4.f
Pino-Juste, M., & RodrÃguez-Lopéz, B. (2007). La importancia de la participación de los padres en la enseñanza del inglés en educación infantil. Didáctica. Lengua y literatura, 19, 187.
Sehee, H. & Hsiu-zu, H. (2005). Direct and indirect longitudinal effects of parental involvement on student achievement: Second-order latent growth modelling across ethnic groups. Journal of Educational Psychology,97(1), 32-42. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0663.97.1.32 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0663.97.1.32
Shute, S. J., Hansen, E. G., Underwood, J. S., & Razzouk, R. (2011). A review of the relationship between parental involvement and secondary school students’ academic achievement. Education Research International. https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/915326 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/915326
Soriano, C. (2012). La metáfora conceptual. En Iraide Ibarretxe-Antuñano y Javier Valenzuela (Coords.).LingüÃstica cognitiva(pp. 97-121). Barcelona: Anthropos.
Supriyanti, M. (2012). Challenges in providing trainings for English teachers of elementary schools, Journal of Education and Learning, 6(3), 161-166. https://doi.org/10.11591/edulearn.v6i3.159 DOI: https://doi.org/10.11591/edulearn.v6i3.159
Torres, H. V. (2016). Panorama histórico sobre la enseñanza de lenguas extranjeras en Chile. Lenguas Modernas. 47, 115.
Vavla, L., & Gokaj, R. (2013). Learner’s perceptions of assessment and testing in EFL classrooms in Albania. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 4(11), 509-515. https://doi.org/10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n11p509 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n11p509
Wati, T. (2016). Parental involvement and English language teaching to young learners: Parents’ experience in Aceh.Prosiding ictte fkip uns,1(1). 527-533.