tolerance of ambiguity
DESCRIPTION
A ppt presentation to reveal why foreign learners from different cultures have difficulties understanding and accepting the rules of the English language. Does it depend on whether the learner is good at arts or sciences? Does culture have anything to do with learning attitude?TRANSCRIPT
VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED
DUALITY
A M B I G U I T Y
DOUBT
ANXIETYFRUSTRATION
FEARANGER
Tolerance of Ambiguityin Listening Exercises
by
Bazsó Hajnalka, Nyisztor Gergely,Sárközy Zsolt, Válóczy Balázs
Theoretical Background
“Intolerance of ambiguity is the tendency to perceive ambiguous situations as sources of threat.” – Budner, 1962
“In second language learning a great amount of apparently contradictory information is encountered… Successful language learning necessitates tolerance of such ambiguities.”– Brown, 2007
Our Hypothesis
Professionand
Tolerance of Ambiguity (TA)correlate;
TA affects results.
Subject Groups
~23 yrs ~23 yrs ~36 yrs
B1/B2 B2 B2+
Research Methodology
• Listening Exercise:Detail questions to check comprehension
• Post-exercise Questionnaires:1. Custom Listening Skills,
Attitude & ToA2. Budner’s General ToA
Test
• Empirical Data
Result vs. Skills & Attitude
Result vs. TA
Result vs. TA with Individuals
Concluding the Research
• We failed to prove our hypothesis.
• We found something else, though…
Budner's Average Our Average1
21
41
61
81
101
TA Scores (The Lower, The Better)
Possible Reasons
• High Context vs. Low Context
• Community vs. Individual
• Inadequate teaching materials/stylesfor a fundamentally different culture.
“Four Modest Proposals”
• Raise TA level by more exercises
• Don’t humiliate, be(come) empathic
• Tailor materials to Ss’ needs
• Meditation
Thanks for watching.
Hold on!There’s One More Thing…
You’ve all been just tested for TA!
Now, let’s discuss all this…