Creativity Features in Linguistics Students With Different Level of Second Language Acquisition

Новикова, И. А.; Berisha, Nadezhda; Novikov, Alexey; Shlyakhta, Dmitriy A.

doi:10.21125/edulearn.2019.1773

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“…In our previous studies, we found only a few correlations between creativity and the level of FL proficiency among linguistics students [42,43]. In particular, we did not find any significant correlations between verbal creativity and FL proficiency assessments, or between all studied creativity indicators and final grades in English [42].…”

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“…In particular, we did not find any significant correlations between verbal creativity and FL proficiency assessments, or between all studied creativity indicators and final grades in English [42]. Also, we have determined that there are differences only in the flexibility among students with different levels of FL proficiency: Students who are more fluent in English show greater flexibility in solving creative tasks [43].…”

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Creativity and Personality Traits as Foreign Language Acquisition Predictors in University Linguistics Students

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Foreign (second) language (FL/SL) proficiency is one of the most important competencies for a modern person, and is necessary for both professional and personal fulfillment. The purpose of this study is to consider and compare personality traits and creativity as predictors of success in foreign language acquisition (FLA). The sample includes 128 (105 female and 23 male) first- and second-year university linguistics students. Creativity is measured by the Abbreviated Torrance Test for Adults (ATTA). The FFM personality traits are measured by the Russian NEO Five-Factor Inventory adaptation by S. Biryukov and M. Bodunov. To assess the level of FL proficiency, we used a traditional academic achievement indicator (the semester’s final grades in English), as well as the English teachers’ assessment of the level of language proficiency of their students according to the “Foreign Language Proficiency Scale” (10 indicators and total score). Descriptive statistics methods and a multiple regression analysis were used to process the data in the R software environment, version 3.5.2. The findings of our research showed that creativity indicators have a stronger but contradictory impact on the level of FL proficiency compared to personality traits. We suggest that teachers, most likely, lack knowledge on the manifestations of student creativity in the process of FL learning.

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