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Parents’ influence on ESL learners’ English language proficiency

This study investigated the correlation between parental involvement and ESL learners' English language proficiency. Using a quantitative methodology, Gardner (2004)-adapted surveys were given to 111 utar Kampar students in the faculty of social science (FAS). The analysis's findings showe...

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Main Author: Singh, Sukhdeep
Format: Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis
Published: 2023
Subjects:
HT Communities. Classes. Races
L Education (General)
LB Theory and practice of education
Online Access:http://eprints.utar.edu.my/6205/1/2100678_FYP.pdf
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spelling my-utar-eprints.62052024-03-20T13:45:00Z Parents’ influence on ESL learners’ English language proficiency Singh, Sukhdeep HT Communities. Classes. Races L Education (General) LB Theory and practice of education This study investigated the correlation between parental involvement and ESL learners' English language proficiency. Using a quantitative methodology, Gardner (2004)-adapted surveys were given to 111 utar Kampar students in the faculty of social science (FAS). The analysis's findings showed that among ESL learners, parental influence and language proficiency were significantly positively correlated. The results supported previous research highlighting the critical role parents play in their children's language development by showing that students with high language proficiency reported higher levels of parental involvement. In the discussion of the results, Vygotsky's zone of proximal development (ZPD) and Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory were highlighted for their theoretical significance. 2023-10 Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf http://eprints.utar.edu.my/6205/1/2100678_FYP.pdf Singh, Sukhdeep (2023) Parents’ influence on ESL learners’ English language proficiency. Final Year Project, UTAR. http://eprints.utar.edu.my/6205/
institution Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
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country Malaysia
content_provider Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
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url_provider http://eprints.utar.edu.my
topic HT Communities. Classes. Races
L Education (General)
LB Theory and practice of education
spellingShingle HT Communities. Classes. Races
L Education (General)
LB Theory and practice of education
Singh, Sukhdeep
Parents’ influence on ESL learners’ English language proficiency
description This study investigated the correlation between parental involvement and ESL learners' English language proficiency. Using a quantitative methodology, Gardner (2004)-adapted surveys were given to 111 utar Kampar students in the faculty of social science (FAS). The analysis's findings showed that among ESL learners, parental influence and language proficiency were significantly positively correlated. The results supported previous research highlighting the critical role parents play in their children's language development by showing that students with high language proficiency reported higher levels of parental involvement. In the discussion of the results, Vygotsky's zone of proximal development (ZPD) and Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory were highlighted for their theoretical significance.
format Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis
author Singh, Sukhdeep
author_facet Singh, Sukhdeep
author_sort Singh, Sukhdeep
title Parents’ influence on ESL learners’ English language proficiency
title_short Parents’ influence on ESL learners’ English language proficiency
title_full Parents’ influence on ESL learners’ English language proficiency
title_fullStr Parents’ influence on ESL learners’ English language proficiency
title_full_unstemmed Parents’ influence on ESL learners’ English language proficiency
title_sort parents’ influence on esl learners’ english language proficiency
publishDate 2023
url http://eprints.utar.edu.my/6205/1/2100678_FYP.pdf
http://eprints.utar.edu.my/6205/
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