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Table 4 Frequency of Participation Response to BALLI item on Strategies for Communication and Learning

From: Epistemological beliefs and conceptions about language teaching and learning: a study of secondary school non-native learners and teachers of Mandarin Chinese in Zambia

 

1

2

3

4

5

M

SD

7. It is important to speak Mandarin Chinese with an excellent pronunciation.

69(68%)

29(28%)

1(1%)

2(2%)

1(1%)

1.40

0.707

9. You shouldn’t say anything in Mandarin Chinese until you can say it correctly.

12(12%)

15(15%)

16(16%)

34(33%)

25(25%)

3.44

1.324

13. I enjoy practicing Mandarin Chinese with the people I meet.

45(44%)

43(42%)

9(9%)

5(5%)

2(2%)

1.75

0.817

14. It is okay to guess if you don’t know a word in Mandarin Chinese.

32(31%)

44(43%)

16(16%)

5(5%)

5(5%)

2.09

1.055

18. It is important to repeat and practice a lot.

78(77%)

22(22%)

0(0%)

1(1%)

1(1%)

1.28

0.619

21. I feel shy speaking English with other people

2(2%)

17(17%)

2(2%)

33(32%)

33(32%)

3.74

1.133

22. If beginning students are allowed to make mistakes in Mandarin Chinese, it will be difficult for them to speak correctly later.

20(20%)

20(20%)

17(17%)

14(14%)

31(30%)

2.99

1.361

26. It is important to practice with DVDs.

32(31%)

50(49%)

16(16%)

2(2%)

2(2%)

1.94

0.854

  1. 1-Strongly Agree; 2- Agree; 3-Neither Agree nor Disagree; 4-Disagree; 5-Strongly Disagree; M Mean, S.D. Std Dev