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Relative Importance of Learning Variables on L2 Performance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
In this article, the results of a pilot study investigating the relative importance of various learner variables on L2 performance are presented. The study was conducted with the participation of forty students enrolled in a beginning Spanish class at a ...
Olivares-Cuhat, Gabriela
core   +3 more sources

Foreign Language Anxiety Affecting Learning English of Secondary School Students in Gaziantep

open access: yesGaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 2007
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of the foreign language anxiety on English learning within the factors affecting foreign language learning.
Güzide Öner, Tokay Gedikoğlu
doaj  

The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral group therapy on foreign language learning anxiety among university students

open access: yesDiscover Psychology
For many students, foreign language anxiety can be a paralyzing condition that prevents learners from fully learning and slows the use of their second language in communication.
Bijon Baroi, Noor Muhammad
doaj   +1 more source

Internationalising the teacher education curriculum: An analysis of syllabi and student experiences

open access: yesThe Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Internationalisation has increasingly become a key dimension of quality in initial teacher education (ITE) programmes. Although it is recognised as a means to strengthen future teachers' competencies and expand their professional knowledge, it remains underdeveloped in practice.
Nafsika Alexiadou, Mai Trang Vu
wiley   +1 more source

L2 writing: Using pictures as a guided writing environment [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
This article addresses the learning of second language (L2) writing skills to show how pictures can be used as an effective guided writing tool to facilitate students\u27 writing process and to improve their writing proficiency.
Lee, Lina
core   +1 more source

Sociodemographic, psychological and politicocultural correlates in Flemish students' attitudes towards French and English [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
An analysis of 100 Flemish high-school students' attitudes towards French and English (both foreign languages) revealed complex links etween personality factors, gender, politicocultural identity, communicative behaviour and foreign language attitudes ...
Dewaele, Jean-Marc
core   +1 more source

Queer configurations: The female divine, regional identity, and Queer‐religious belonging in South India

open access: yesFeminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores how queerness and religion intersect in a unique enactment of Bathukamma, a flower festival honoring the female divine in Hyderabad, the capital of the South Indian state of Telangana. Drawing on theories of figuration, I analyze how local queer organizations celebrate the festival in a way that engages two distinctive ...
Stefan Binder
wiley   +1 more source

Who worries more Chinese or Russian university students? Measuring the correlations between socio-biographical variables and anxiety related to learning a foreign language

open access: yesAsian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education
The present study investigates the correlations between socio-biographical variables (such as age, gender, years of studying English language, and educational environment) and foreign language anxiety learning.
Anna Stepanovna Borisova   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pandemic Im/mobilities, reproductive injustices, and assisted reproductive technology use among Taiwanese LGBTQ parents

open access: yesFeminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how mobility restrictions imposed by governments during the COVID‐19 pandemic intensified reproductive and mobility injustices. It traces shifting configurations of privilege and inequality within marginalized groups whose reproductive desires remain legally and socially unrecognized.
Sara L. Friedman
wiley   +1 more source

A STUDY OF ADOLESCENTS’ ANXIETY AND ACHIEVEMENT IN ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

open access: yesKajian Linguistik dan Sastra, 2009
The purpose of this is to investigate whether there is relationship between students’ anxiety and achievement in English as a foreign language. The subjects of this study were second graders of among adolescents at Sekolah Menengah Umum Negeri 1 ...
Ridha Fadillah
doaj   +1 more source

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