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The mediating roles of buoyancy and boredom in the relationship between autonomous motivation and engagement among Chinese senior high school EFL learners

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
For several decades, there has been an increase in studies on second language motivation, one of the most salient topics in individual difference research in second language acquisition, guided by theories and methods from related fields.
Ying Wang, Honggang Liu*
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An experimental study on grammatical sensitivity and production competence in Chinese and Spanish EFL learners and its implications on EFL teaching methods

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
Implicit knowledge acquired by L2 learners determines their language competence; however, it remains an issue to what extent advanced EFL learners can acquire implicit language knowledge.
Qiaoling He, Qiaoling He, Isabel Oltra-Massuet   +2 more
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Effects of corrective feedback on EFL speaking task complexity in China’s university classroom [PDF]

, 2018
Corrective feedback (CF) and task complexity are two important pedagogical topics in second language acquisition research in recent years, but there is few research investigating effects of CF on speaking task complexity in China’s university classroom ...
Gao, Xing, Zhai, Keyu
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Online in-class vs. out-of-class flipped learning models in English as foreign language writing classes

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
Flipped learning models are considered as important elements of English as a foreign language (EFL) writing courses in order to advance the EFL learners' writing skills.
Fatma Sengul, Fatma Sengul, Hanife Bensen Bostanci, Hanife Bensen Bostanci, Mustafa Kurt, Mustafa Kurt   +5 more
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Sustainable Development of University EFL Learners’ Engagement, Satisfaction, and Self-Efficacy in Online Learning Environments: Chinese Experiences

Sustainability, 2021
This study investigated the sustainable development of university EFL learners regarding their engagement, satisfaction, and self-efficacy in online learning environments during the outbreak of COVID-19.
Jiying Han, Xiaohui Geng, Qinxiang Wang
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Complimenting Functions by Native English Speakers and Iranian EFL Learners: A Divergence or Convergence [PDF]

Applied Research on English Language, 2016
The study of compliment speech act has been under investigation on many occasions in recent years. In this study, an attempt is made to explore appraisals performed by native English speakers and Iranian EFL learners to find out how these two groups ...
Ali Akbar Ansarin, Mostafa Morady Moghaddam   +1 more
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Increasing Chinese EFL Learners’ Grit: The Role of Teacher Respect and Support

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
Owing to the pivotal role of grit in scholastic success, factors that help learners become gritty are worth to be studied. Accordingly, this research sought to inspect the impact of teacher respect and teacher support on Chinese EFL learners’ grit.
Yumin Shen, Yumin Shen, Hongyu Guo, Hongyu Guo   +3 more
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ENGAGE Model as an Innovation in the EFL Classroom: Perceptions of Cognitively More and Less Active EFL Learners [PDF]

Journal of Language Horizons, 2020
The present study was an attempt to investigate the perceptions of cognitively more and less active EFL learners about using the ENGAGE Model, as an innovation, in the EFL classroom.
Shahram Esfandiari, Asgar Mahmoudi, Mehran Davaribina   +2 more
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Motivation and emotion in the EFL learning experience of Romanian adolescent students: Two contrasting cases [PDF]

, 2019
The aim of this study was to investigate the language learning motivation of two EFL teenage students in Romania and the link between motivation and the emotional dimensions of these adolescents’ learning experiences.
Pavelescu, Liana Maria
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Exploring AI-mediated informal digital learning of English (AI-IDLE): a mixed-method investigation of Chinese EFL learners’ AI adoption and experiences

Computer Assisted Language Learning
Recent advancements in natural language processing and large language models have ushered language learning into the age of artificial intelligence (AI).
G. Liu, R. Darvin, Chaojun Ma
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