PILOTÁŽ ČESKÉHO PŘEKLADU DOTAZNÍKU STYLŮ UČENÍ SE CIZÍMU JAZYKU
PILOT STUDY OF A CZECH VERSION OF A LANGUAGE LEARNING STYLES QUESTIONNAIRE

Author(s): Petra Langerová
Subject(s): Education, Foreign languages learning, Methodology and research technology, Pedagogy
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: language learning styles; cognitive psychology; pilotage; exploratory factor analysis;
Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the process and results of a pilot study of a language learning styles questionnaire (Ehrman & Leaver, 2003) translated into Czech. The questionnaire is based on psychological personality typology and it focuses on cognitive dimensions of the language learning process. In order to test the reliability of the translation an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was performed, as the data on the original questionnaire reliability are not available. Factor analysis did not confirm the reliability of the Czech version scale. However, the original questionnaire setting suggests that it is not constructed of independent factors, thus a factor analysis cannot identify independent dimensions. Considering the piloting results analysis is the EFA does not appear as a relevant method for measuring the reliability of the questionnaire scales. The research will thus use the piloted Czech version of the questionnaire followed by a qualitative research stage.

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