The Role of Risk-Taking Behavior in the Development of Speaking Skills in ESL Classrooms

This essay presents an overview of different perspectives of the risk-taking construct in the development of speaking skills in the second language classroom. Its main purpose is to examine the role of risk taking in the acquisition of a foreign or second language and the improvement of oral profici...

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Autor: Marín Cervantes, Irene
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Costa Rica
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
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Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:risk taking
language learning
language acquisition
speaking skills
riesgos
aprendizaje de una lengua
adquisición de una segunda lengua
destrezas orales
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spelling The Role of Risk-Taking Behavior in the Development of Speaking Skills in ESL ClassroomsThe Role of Risk-Taking Behavior in the Development of Speaking Skills in ESL ClassroomsMarín Cervantes, Irenerisk takinglanguage learninglanguage acquisitionspeaking skillsriesgosaprendizaje de una lenguaadquisición de una segunda lenguadestrezas oralesThis essay presents an overview of different perspectives of the risk-taking construct in the development of speaking skills in the second language classroom. Its main purpose is to examine the role of risk taking in the acquisition of a foreign or second language and the improvement of oral proficiency. The first section introduces the concept of risk taking from markedly different perspectives of several authors. The second section focuses on the particular traits that characterize risk takers in the language learning scenario. The third section explains the distinctive variables, namely, situational, social and individual, which are responsible for differences in risk-taking levels. The last section compares and contrasts the high and low use of risk-taking behaviors which leads to a final discussion and reflection on some pedagogical issues concerning risk taking in the second language classroom.Este ensayo hace un análisis de la toma de riesgos en el desarrollo de las destrezas orales en las clases de inglés. Se examina el papel que juega este factor en la adquisición de una segunda lengua y se describen las características de los estudiantes que asumen riesgos en la clase y las de aquellos que los evitan. Se comparan los dos tipos de estudiantes y se discuten las implicaciones pedagógicas de esta comparación para el beneficio de profesores y estudiantes de una segunda lengua.Escuela de Lenguas Modernas, Universidad de Costa Rica2014-03-24info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArticleArtículoartículo originalhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rlm/article/view/13952Journal Of Modern Languages; No. 19 (2013)Revista de Lenguas Modernas; Núm. 19 (2013)2215-56431659-1933reponame:Portal de Revistas UCRinstname:Universidad de Costa Ricainstacron:UCRenghttps://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rlm/article/view/13952/13258acceso abiertohttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2020-04-21T16:07:34Zoai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/13952Portal de revistashttps://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/Universidadhttp://www.ucr.ac.crhttps://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/index/oaijorge.polanco@ucr.ac.crCosta RicaNo aplicaNo aplicaNo aplicaopendoar:2025-08-13T10:53:14.083Portal de Revistas UCR - Universidad de Costa Ricafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The Role of Risk-Taking Behavior in the Development of Speaking Skills in ESL Classrooms
The Role of Risk-Taking Behavior in the Development of Speaking Skills in ESL Classrooms
title The Role of Risk-Taking Behavior in the Development of Speaking Skills in ESL Classrooms
spellingShingle The Role of Risk-Taking Behavior in the Development of Speaking Skills in ESL Classrooms
Marín Cervantes, Irene
risk taking
language learning
language acquisition
speaking skills
riesgos
aprendizaje de una lengua
adquisición de una segunda lengua
destrezas orales
title_short The Role of Risk-Taking Behavior in the Development of Speaking Skills in ESL Classrooms
title_full The Role of Risk-Taking Behavior in the Development of Speaking Skills in ESL Classrooms
title_fullStr The Role of Risk-Taking Behavior in the Development of Speaking Skills in ESL Classrooms
title_full_unstemmed The Role of Risk-Taking Behavior in the Development of Speaking Skills in ESL Classrooms
title_sort The Role of Risk-Taking Behavior in the Development of Speaking Skills in ESL Classrooms
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Marín Cervantes, Irene
author Marín Cervantes, Irene
author_facet Marín Cervantes, Irene
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv risk taking
language learning
language acquisition
speaking skills
riesgos
aprendizaje de una lengua
adquisición de una segunda lengua
destrezas orales
topic risk taking
language learning
language acquisition
speaking skills
riesgos
aprendizaje de una lengua
adquisición de una segunda lengua
destrezas orales
description This essay presents an overview of different perspectives of the risk-taking construct in the development of speaking skills in the second language classroom. Its main purpose is to examine the role of risk taking in the acquisition of a foreign or second language and the improvement of oral proficiency. The first section introduces the concept of risk taking from markedly different perspectives of several authors. The second section focuses on the particular traits that characterize risk takers in the language learning scenario. The third section explains the distinctive variables, namely, situational, social and individual, which are responsible for differences in risk-taking levels. The last section compares and contrasts the high and low use of risk-taking behaviors which leads to a final discussion and reflection on some pedagogical issues concerning risk taking in the second language classroom.
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