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EFL STUDENTS’ DEMOTIVATION: A PORTRAIT OF TEACHING ENGLISH IN AN ISLAMIC BOARDING SCHOOL [PDF]

, 2023
In an English language learning it demands the students to understand vocabulary, grammar, and several language skills. Consequently, the students must have sufficient motivation to concentrate in English class. If not, demotivation emerges and becomes a
Mubarok, Vandela Iqbal, Shofiya, Arina
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When People Management Backfires: A Qualitative Study of Unintended Consequences of Line Managers' Support for Employees

Human Resource Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines how and why well‐intended people management can backfire, resulting in unintended consequences such as reduced well‐being and performance. Although people management—the combination of line managers' implementation of HR practices and their leadership behavior in supporting employees—is generally assumed to result in ...
Roos Mulder, Eva Knies, Jasmijn van Harten, Maria Peeters   +3 more
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Testing Times: A Structure/Agency Perspective on Becoming a Science Teacher in a Competitive, Exam‐Based Teacher Selection System

Science Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While extensive research exists on science teacher shortages, less attention has been directed toward countries facing the opposite challenge: an oversupply of science teachers. This study examines the experiences of prospective science teachers in South Korea, where passing a high‐stakes, annual competitive examination is a prerequisite for ...
Wonyong Park, Heesoo Ha
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Effects of Motivational Interventions on EFL Learners' Learning Effort and Achievement: An L2 Motivational Self System Perspective

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Grounded in the L2 motivational self system theory, this quasi‐experimental study investigated the impact of three motivational interventions on two outcome measures: L2 learning effort and L2 achievement. A total of 391 Chinese junior secondary students were assigned to four conditions: a control group receiving no motivational instruction ...
Xuejun Ye, Guangwei Hu
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University English Teachers’ Challenges in Handling Unmotivated Learners: A Case Study

Langkawi: Journal of The Association for Arabic and English, 2020
This exploratory case study investigated three university teachers’ views about their students’ unmotivation, the combination of amotivation and demotivation, in General English (GE) classes and explored challenges these teachers faced as written in ...
Adaninggar Septi Subekti
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Les TIC dans le contexte universitaire tunisien : quels usages pour quelles formes d’innovation didactique ? Le cas des étudiants de français

Multilinguales, 2023
Analyzing the use and non-use of ICT in the Tunisian university context is the subject of this exploratory research. The approach followed aims to bring out students’ representations about the integration of new technologies in the teaching/learning of ...
Lassaad Kalai
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IDENTIFYING MOTIVATION FOR SHEA NUTS GATHERING IN AN URBAN COMMUNITY FROM GHANA [PDF]

Natural Resources and Sustainable Development, 2020
Fruit bats survey and interviews were conducted to collect data on bat roosting sites and gatherers’ motivation for collecting nuts respectively. Three different fruit bat species were identified from four different roosting sites.
Owusu-Ansah Nana, Asare-Gyebi Kwadwo
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Demotivation: Understanding Resistance to English Language Learning - The Case of Vietnamese Students [PDF]

, 2007
Demotivation in English language learning was investigated, using Vietnam as a case study, with three main foci: (i) the reasons (i.e., the demotives) underlying demotivation; (ii) the degree of influence of different demotives; and (iii) students ...
Tran Thi Thu Trang, Baldauf Jr., Richard B.   +1 more
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The Impact of Feedback and Target Achievability in Incentive Contracts on Effort and Performance: Insights From an Eye‐Tracking Study Impact sur l'effort et le rendement de la rétroaction et du caractère réalisable des objectifs figurant dans les contrats d'intéressement : observations tirées d'une étude de suivi oculaire

Accounting Perspectives, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT To what extent does the provision of feedback moderate the relation between target achievability and people's effort? We addressed this research question by conducting an experiment using an eye‐tracking device. We hypothesized and found that people exerted more effort after receiving feedback combined with stretch targets, whereas they ...
Yasheng Chen, Johnny Jermias, Cheng‐Hsun Lee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investment centre manager's multiperiod fairness perceptions and intertemporal dependency

Accounting &Finance, Volume 65, Issue 1, Page 3-36, March 2025.
Abstract This paper explores the motivation of investment centre managers when their investment centre's performance is affected by decisions made by their predecessor. Through a qualitative case study of a Japanese manufacturer, the effectiveness of conventional remedies for motivational issues and further motivational issues caused by the same ...
Hiroyuki Selmes‐Suzuki
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