Students’ beliefs about academic failure in the Licenciatura en la Enseñanza del Inglés at BUAP
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2016-08
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"The Academic failure has been a phenomenon studied in all institutions of all levels, and mainly in higher education. That is the case of the degree in english language teaching (ELT) on faculty of languages from the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, where at least the 55.45% of the students have failed a subject. The purpose of the study is to know the most failed subjects on the ELT and the student’s reasons why they fail a subject. The information obtained was provided by the department of planning and academic evaluation (DEPEA in spanish). The data was analyzed, and the most failed subjects in LEI were identified, a survey was applied to the failing students where they stated their beliefs about failing a subject and the aftermaths that it implies. This kind of study had never been conducted before on the ELT, so that its importance of this. Furthermore, this study lays the foundation for future research on the area and provide information about a theme present in every school and institution".
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