Revue Des Sciences Humaines
Volume 3, Numéro 1, Pages 3-10
1992-06-30

The Relationship Of Field Dependence/independence To Foreign Language Learning

Authors : Nouar Y .

Abstract

This study i1westigares the relatio!lship fJetwee11 the cognitive style co11stn1ct of field ; depe11de11ce/i11rlepe11dencc (FD/!) and the three co111po11ents of la11giiage proficiency: : linguistic compete11ce,co1111111111ica1ive co111pete11ce and contextual competence. 17,e : subjects studied were 117 Algeria11 students teaming English at the seco11dary level. A : rela1ionship was f 01111d betwee11 the cognitive style of field i11depe11dence.and the three : areas off oreign language proficiency. ' ' /11 recent years second language researchers examined particular leamer factors that : are thought to play 011 importa111 role in second and foreign language leami11g. One : leamer factor that has received considerable u//entio11 is the cog11i1ive style constm ct : .of field dcpe11de11ce/i11depe11de11ce. Whereas the result of empirical research hos : shown that field i11depc11de11ce is refuted, i11 a minor fashion, to second la11g11age pro: jiciency, the ai111 of this paper is to show that hoLh teaming styles arc associated with : success in a .foreign language depending upon the language task.~ called f 01th. l11itial;1 ; howev<'r. it i.l' imporu1111 to revie1\, brie!z}1, the /i1emt11r(! 011 FD// i11 gt111eral and its relai 1io11ship to second a11dforc:i,:11 lc111g11age teaming in particu/a,:

Keywords

relationship ; field dependence ; independence ; foreign ; language learning