Arabic-L:PEDA:Webinar on Self-Efficacy in Language Learning

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1) Subject:Webinar on Self-Efficacy in Language Learning

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Date: 29 Mar 2013
From:Maggie Nassif <mnnassif at byu.edu>
Subject:Webinar on Self-Efficacy in Language Learning

On behalf of the National Middle East Language Resource Center (NMELRC),
we invite you to participate in a webinar as part of Project Perseverance:

Self Efficacy in Foreign Language Learning

Dr. Nicole Mills, Harvard University

Friday, April 19, 12:00 pm Eastern Standard Time

This webinar will provide an overview of the construct of self-efficacy or
an individual’s beliefs in his/her ability to perform a designated task or
complete an activity, which is a strong predictor of future performance.
Bandura (1997) and a good deal of subsequent research suggest that
self-efficacy beliefs can influence one’s decisions, expended effort and
perseverance, resilience to adversity, thought processes, affective states,
and accomplishments. Evaluation of self-efficacy beliefs allow instructors
to better: understand their students' self-beliefs about language learning;
evaluate language program effectiveness; understand the complexity of
instructors' beliefs associated with language learning. This presentation
will provide an overview of the construct of self-efficacy in foreign
language education research, including the sources of self-efficacy, simple
strategies to guide self-efficacy research, and approaches to fostering
student and instructor self-efficacy beliefs. Specific research-based
examples will be provided with proposed adaptations based on the context,
challenges, and questions associated with the teaching of
less-commonly-taught languages.

Dr. Nicole Mills is coordinator of the Beginning French Language Program at
Harvard University and previous coordinator of beginning and intermediate
French at the University of Pennsylvania. At both institutions, she
developed curriculum grounded in second language acquisition research and
theory. She was the curriculum design specialist  for last year’s STARTALK
Persian Curriculum Design Workshop at George Washington University. She has
extensive publications in various academic journals and edited volumes on
various topics associated with curriculum design and foreign language
education, motivation, and engagement. She holds a Ph.D. in Educational
Studies and French from Emory University.

The format of the webinar will be a 60 minute live webcast followed by up
to 60 minutes of questions and answers with participants emailing in
questions and comments before and during the broadcast. This webinar will
be held at Brigham Young University and moderated by Dr. Kirk Belnap,
Director of NMELRC.

Please RSVP by visiting: http://nmelrc.org/self-efficacy-webinar-April19

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