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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

The Development and Validation of the Chinese Vocabulary Levels Test

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In response to the increasing need for effective Chinese vocabulary assessments, this study developed the Chinese Vocabulary Levels Test (CVLT), a test designed for intermediate‐level Chinese as a second or foreign language (CSL/FL) learners, based on the vocabulary lists (levels 4–6) from the Chinese Proficiency Grading Standards for ...
Shiwei Qi, Ailan Fu
wiley   +1 more source

The Academic Literacy of International Postgraduate Students in Australia: A Cause for Concern?

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article discusses the academic literacy challenges faced by international postgraduate students at a South Australian university and evaluates the effectiveness of existing institutional support mechanisms. Drawing on survey data, the study highlights significant difficulties in academic reading, writing, and spoken communication, with ...
Werner Botha   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pre‐Task Explicit Instruction, Input Modality, and Working Memory in L2 Oral Self‐Repair

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the central role of tasks in language education and ensuing research documenting how task‐related variables might affect language performance and learning, it remains unclear whether pre‐task explicit instruction, input modality, and working memory (WM) influence how learners monitor and repair grammatical structures in real‐time ...
Reza Yadollahpour   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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