Social representations of French and English by university students: The case of the Faculty of Educational Sciences at the National University of Entre Ríos

This article presents the initial findings of an ongoing research project on the social representations of foreign languages (FL) by students from FCEDU, driven by the need to explore students’ profiles, their social representations, and expectations about language learning at the university level,...

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Autores principales: Mai, Agustina, Lódolo , María Soledad, Sforza, Mónica
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Universidad Nacional del Litoral 2024
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social representations
foreign languages
university students
learning
representaciones sociales
lenguas extranjeras
estudiantado universitario
aprendizaje
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spelling I26-R133-article-141622025-08-11T13:31:33Z Social representations of French and English by university students: The case of the Faculty of Educational Sciences at the National University of Entre Ríos Las representaciones sociales de francés e inglés del estudiantado universitario: El caso de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación de la UNER Mai, Agustina Lódolo , María Soledad Sforza, Mónica social representations foreign languages university students learning representaciones sociales lenguas extranjeras estudiantado universitario aprendizaje This article presents the initial findings of an ongoing research project on the social representations of foreign languages (FL) by students from FCEDU, driven by the need to explore students’ profiles, their social representations, and expectations about language learning at the university level, in light of current socio–historical changes. The main objectives are to identify, analyze, and compare students' social representations and expectations of the FL taught in their course programmes; to analyze the course syllabi, and to reshape the didactic proposals. Based on a mixed–methods approach, we employed a survey technique with both closed and open–ended questions, covering a sample of 120 undergraduate students, complemented by a focus group and an analysis of the course syllabi (2018–2023). Among the preliminary findings, we highlight the predominance of an instrumentalist perspective of FL —with very little connection to culture— a tendency to associate French with emotional aspects and English with economic factors; the undervaluation of what was learned in secondary school; and the strong association between knowing a language and being able to speak it. Este artículo presenta los primeros resultados de una investigación en curso sobre las representaciones sociales del estudiantado de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación de la Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos (UNER) en relación con las lenguas extranjeras (LE), que surge ante la necesidad de indagar en su perfil, sus representaciones sociales y expectativas sobre el aprendizaje de idiomas en el ámbito universitario, frente a los cambios socio–históricos actuales. Los objetivos principales son relevar, analizar y comparar las representaciones sociales y expectativas de estudiantes sobre las LE enseñadas en sus carreras; analizar los programas de cátedra y reconfigurar las propuestas didácticas. Basándonos en una metodología cuali–cuantitativa, utilizamos la técnica de encuesta con preguntas cerradas y abiertas sobre un universo de 120 estudiantes de grado, complementada con un grupo focal y el análisis de los programas de cátedras (2018–2023). Entre los resultados preliminares destacamos: el predominio de una concepción instrumentalista de la LE —escasísima vinculación con la cultura—; una vinculación con aspectos afectivos en el francés y económicos en inglés; la subestimación de lo aprendido en la secundaria; y la fuerte asociación entre saber un idioma y poder hablarlo. Universidad Nacional del Litoral 2024-12-26 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Research articles evaluated by double blind Artículos de investigación evaluados por doble ciego application/pdf application/epub+zip https://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/publicaciones/index.php/index/article/view/14162 10.14409/ie.2024.21.e0074 Itinerarios Educativos; n. 21 (2024): Itinerarios Educativos Nro 21 ; e0074 Itinerarios Educativos; No. 21 (2024): Itinerarios Educativos Nro 21 ; e0074 Itinerarios Educativos; Núm. 21 (2024): Itinerarios Educativos Nro 21 ; e0074 2362-5554 1850-3853 10.14409/ie.2024.21 es https://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/publicaciones/index.php/index/article/view/14162/19872 https://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/publicaciones/index.php/index/article/view/14162/19873 Derechos de autor 2024 Itinerarios Educativos
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topic social representations
foreign languages
university students
learning
representaciones sociales
lenguas extranjeras
estudiantado universitario
aprendizaje
spellingShingle social representations
foreign languages
university students
learning
representaciones sociales
lenguas extranjeras
estudiantado universitario
aprendizaje
Mai, Agustina
Lódolo , María Soledad
Sforza, Mónica
Social representations of French and English by university students: The case of the Faculty of Educational Sciences at the National University of Entre Ríos
topic_facet social representations
foreign languages
university students
learning
representaciones sociales
lenguas extranjeras
estudiantado universitario
aprendizaje
author Mai, Agustina
Lódolo , María Soledad
Sforza, Mónica
author_facet Mai, Agustina
Lódolo , María Soledad
Sforza, Mónica
author_sort Mai, Agustina
title Social representations of French and English by university students: The case of the Faculty of Educational Sciences at the National University of Entre Ríos
title_short Social representations of French and English by university students: The case of the Faculty of Educational Sciences at the National University of Entre Ríos
title_full Social representations of French and English by university students: The case of the Faculty of Educational Sciences at the National University of Entre Ríos
title_fullStr Social representations of French and English by university students: The case of the Faculty of Educational Sciences at the National University of Entre Ríos
title_full_unstemmed Social representations of French and English by university students: The case of the Faculty of Educational Sciences at the National University of Entre Ríos
title_sort social representations of french and english by university students: the case of the faculty of educational sciences at the national university of entre ríos
description This article presents the initial findings of an ongoing research project on the social representations of foreign languages (FL) by students from FCEDU, driven by the need to explore students’ profiles, their social representations, and expectations about language learning at the university level, in light of current socio–historical changes. The main objectives are to identify, analyze, and compare students' social representations and expectations of the FL taught in their course programmes; to analyze the course syllabi, and to reshape the didactic proposals. Based on a mixed–methods approach, we employed a survey technique with both closed and open–ended questions, covering a sample of 120 undergraduate students, complemented by a focus group and an analysis of the course syllabi (2018–2023). Among the preliminary findings, we highlight the predominance of an instrumentalist perspective of FL —with very little connection to culture— a tendency to associate French with emotional aspects and English with economic factors; the undervaluation of what was learned in secondary school; and the strong association between knowing a language and being able to speak it.
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