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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT On the heels of the multilingual turn, more attention has been paid to the strengths of multilingual students, including translanguaging strategies. While existing empirical research examines student attitudes or intrinsic value, Situated Expectancy‐Value Theory indicates that for a strategy to be sustained and effective, students must also ...
Timothy James Elliot Neufeld +1 more
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study brings an interactional perspective to item reviewing (IR) as one of the critical language test construction stages by using conversation analysis. Drawing on video recordings of IR sessions in an English preparatory school at the tertiary level, it examines how EFL teachers problematize and revise syllabus‐based language test items
Hümeyra Can, Çiler Hatipoğlu
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Oral interaction plays a facilitative role in second language acquisition. While numerous studies have explored adult learners’ interactions, research that has examined young learners’ interactions, especially among Chinese as a second language learners (CSLs), is lacking. This study focused on CSLs and Chinese‐speaking students (CSSs) in Hong
Jing Yan
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Immediate and Sustained Effects of Song-Based Language Learning on English as a Foreign Language Learners' Academic Development, Cognitive Engagement, and Motivation. [PDF]
Brain BehavABSTRACT Background This study examined the immediate and sustained effects of song‐based language learning on English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’ academic development, cognitive engagement, and motivation for learning. The study is primarily grounded in self‐determination theory and sociocultural theory and is additionally informed by the ...
Wang Y, Jabrealy M, Izadpanah S.
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International 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
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International 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
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How L2 Learners Negotiate Meaning in GenAI‐Supported Creative Writing
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This qualitative study explores how second language (L2) learners negotiate meaning and co‐construct knowledge with generative AI (GenAI) in a 12‐week multimodal creative writing project. Chinese middle school students (N = 75) created English picture books using a conversational GenAI agent supporting textual and text‐to‐image generation.
Zhihui Zhang +3 more
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines elementary Grade 5 and 6 students’ emic perspectives on their L1 French and L2 English teachers’ cross‐curricular efforts to build linguistic and conceptual bridges. Drawing on research on translanguaging pedagogies and recent motivation scholarship, we propose a multi‐competence view of motivation that aligns more closely ...
Sunny Man Chu Lau +1 more
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Unraveling EFL Teacher Motivation for Pursuing a Master of Education Degree in the Chinese Context. [PDF]
Behav Sci (Basel)Gao L, Liu H, Shen Z.
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