A Quantitative and Qualitative Profile of an English Learner - Essay Example

A Quantitative and Qualitative Profile of an English Learner Profile of Learner: s WejdanBadr Country of origin: Saudi Arabia Length of residence in US: 3 years Marital Status: Single Education: Master’s Degree in Public Relations in the United States Occupation: Student Credential: Extensive ESL classes in the United States. Goal: learn to speak fluent in English. She wanted to improve her English so that she could be accepted at the college of her choice. Currently, she is done taking extensive ESL classes Quantitative Analysis a) Length of utterances- normal but lots of grammatical errors b) Pronunciation- Good and clear c) Sentence structure- poor TABLE 1: ERROR ANALYSIS FOR ERROR CATEGORIES Error Category Frequency % of Total Errors Verb tense 25 42 Preposition 5 10 Articles 6 9 Omissions 10 15 Syntax/Other 20 24 TOTAL 66 100 TABLE 2: CONVERSATIONAL FEATURES Conversational Feature No. of Times Used Fillers- you mean (2) 2 Hesitation sounds-hmm 2 Modals 5( 2 correct) Qualitative Analysis a) Psychological Variables- Affective Factors (Schumann’s model) 1. Highly motivated to speak fluently in English 2. the process of learning a second language relies heavily on interaction with target language speakers 3. Learning a language organically is far more helpful than structured grammar lessons. She did have ESL lessons prior to moving in with her host family but was still struggling due to a lack of practice outside the classroom. b) Social Variables- 1. Speaks Arabian to Arabian roommate in San Diego 2. Learns words slowly 3. Not very sociable but friendly 4. So proud of her religion 5. loves herself so much and only wants to be associated the people who are only important to her c) Cultural Variables 1. While in Saudi Arabia, she never spoke English 2. The study of English starts in high school 3. The only friend in San Diego loves to speak Arabic d) Strategies Employed 1. Read the books to learn English 2. Watched movies acted in English Read More