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Language Mindset and Discipline Mindset Both Matter: Exploring the Effect of Growth Mindset on Motivation and Willingness to Communicate in EMI Higher Education

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In English medium instruction (EMI), students face cognitive and emotional demands in second language (L2) communication, which may hamper their motivation and willingness to communicate (WTC). Adopting a mixed‐methods design, this study explores how growth mindsets affected student motivation (e.g., ideal L2 self and ideal disciplinary self ...
Pengzhan Yang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From “Striving to Survive” to “Striving to Thrive”: A Narrative Inquiry Into a Student's Motivational Development via Translanguaging in EAP and EMI Contexts

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While English‐medium instruction (EMI) and English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses are designed to promote language and content learning, their prevailing English‐only approaches often undermine students’ learning motivation. Against this backdrop, translanguaging has gained recognition as an effective pedagogical practice to support ...
Yihai Wen, Fan Fang
wiley   +1 more source

Comparing the Effects of Collaborative and Independent Writing on EFL Learners’ Individual Writing Performance: An Intervention Study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Collaborative writing has attracted increasing attention in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) instruction due to its potential to enhance learners’ writing competence. However, few studies have examined the comparative effects of collaborative versus independent writing on EFL learners’ individual performance, especially in higher‐order ...
Ting Huang, Chenze Wu, Wenkang Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

岷山北部大熊猫栖息地破碎化研究

open access: yes四川大学学报. 自然科学版, 2010
以全国第三次大熊猫调查数据和2005~2007年的野外调查数据为基础,利用地理信息系统、遥感软件和景观格局分析软件,对岷山北部区域大熊猫生境的分布、适宜性和空间格局进行了分析,结果表明:(1)在岷山北部791445.51 hm2的研究区域内,大熊猫潜在生境的面积为91129.14 hm2,由于人为活动的影响,实际生境面积仅为89113.5 hm2,占研究区域总面积的11.26%;(2)在大熊猫实际生境中,适宜栖息地面积占30.4%,最适合大熊猫取食的竹类盖度(大于50%)的竹林面积仅占实际生境的20.2%
凌林   +4 more
doaj  

Exploring Chinese International Students’ Intercultural Competence in Australian University Classrooms: Challenges and Opportunities

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT With the increasing number of Chinese international students in Australian universities, intercultural competence has become a critical factor influencing their interactions with Australian tutors in university classroom settings. Existing research often examines students’ intercultural competence from a single‐method or single‐perspective ...
Jiangyu Han, Linda Tsung
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing Argument Quality in L2 Argumentative Writing: Integrating Argument Elements and Intellectual Standards

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Many existing rubrics for L2 argumentative writing prioritize form‐based linguistic accuracy and complexity while insufficiently addressing substantive argumentative rigor and effectiveness. This limitation is further complicated by cross‐cultural variation in rhetorical conventions and educational practices, which challenge the direct ...
Zihan Xu, Peiyun Liu
wiley   +1 more source

Cantonese (Dis)investment by Cross‐Border Postgraduates in Hong Kong: Negotiating Competing Capitals and Multiple Identities Among Neoliberal Subjects

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT One key strategy that local universities and the government of Hong Kong have adopted in recent years is attracting more students from Chinese Mainland to study at Hong Kong's higher education institutions and contribute to society after graduation.
Lingnan Zhang, Yue Peng
wiley   +1 more source

城市化对多疣狭口蛙生境影响

open access: yes野生动物学报, 2016
城市的扩张是全球发展的一个大趋势,而这一趋势带来的生态影响已成为生态研究的热点。为了探究昆明城市发展对当地多疣狭口蛙(Kaloula verrucosa)生境的影响,于2008年7月与2009年7月使用样方法对昆明市4个主城区内多疣狭口蛙的生境进行了调查,收集生境中的因子数据,将生境分类后对因子数据进行显著性分析比较,结果显示,不同类型生境间除了水体底质、周边地面高度差、人为活动频率以及水泥覆盖度4项因子差异不显著外,其他因子有显著或极显著差异。根据数据分析结果和实地调查分析的结论显示 ...
朱 彦 张 庆 李明会
doaj  

Unraveling Student Anxiety in EFL Classrooms in China: The Roles of the Classroom Environment and Control–Value Appraisals

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this study, control–value theory (CVT) was used to investigate how students’ perceptions of the classroom environment shape their anxiety in the context of English as a foreign language (EFL) learning through the mediating effects of control and intrinsic value appraisals.
Quan Qian, Xianhan Huang
wiley   +1 more source

Iteratively Designing a Theory‐Driven Gamified Morphological Awareness Intervention to Improve EFL Learners’ Reading Performance and Engagement

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gamification has been increasingly implemented for language learning purposes across the globe. However, there remains unknown regarding how the change in gamification design might maximize students’ language learning outcomes and engagement.
Shen Qiao   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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