“Anyway, I don't think I’ll ever be prepared”: Letters students’ beliefs and affective states

Authors

  • Fernando Silvério de Lima Universidade Federal de Viçosa
  • Douglas Candido Ribeiro Universidade Federal de Viçosa
  • Maria da Conceição Aparecida Pereira Zolnier Universidade Federal de Viçosa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/rel.v88i1.26760

Keywords:

Beliefs, Affective States, Language Teacher Education

Abstract

Some studies in contemporary Applied Linguistics have considered the role of beliefs and affective domains in initial and continuing English Teacher Education. In this paper we present the results of a case study (BROWN; RODGERS, 2002), carried out with two Letters undergraduates, in which we aimed to investigate the beliefs and affective states that emerged in the classes of an English course in which the students were enrolled. The data, collected mainly by means of written accounts which resulted from open questionnaires, suggest a consistent relationship between beliefs and affective states, i. e., the students do not feel prepared for the teaching profession, pointing out some limitations that are justified by their beliefs and strengthened by factors of the affective domains, such as insecurity and anxiety. 

Author Biographies

Fernando Silvério de Lima, Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Mestre em Letras (Linguística Aplicada) pela Universidade Federal de Viçosa. Programa de Pós-graduação em Letras UFV.

Douglas Candido Ribeiro, Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Mestre em Letras (Linguística Aplicada) pela Universidade Federal de Viçosa. Programa de Pós-graduação em Letras UFV.

Maria da Conceição Aparecida Pereira Zolnier, Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Doutora em Estudos Linguísticos (UFMG). Professora Adjunta da Universidade Federal de Viçosa.

How to Cite

de Lima, F. S., Candido Ribeiro, D., & Pereira Zolnier, M. da C. A. (2013). “Anyway, I don’t think I’ll ever be prepared”: Letters students’ beliefs and affective states. Revista Letras, 88(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/rel.v88i1.26760

Issue

Section

Estudos Linguísticos