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Personality, Motivation, Anxiety, Strategies, and Language Proficiency of Japanese Students [PDF]

, 1996
This study is the lirst io simultaneously examinc the relationships anong live language learning variables (personality, motivation, anxiety, leaning strategies, and language proficiency) as they cooccur in a group of students with a single language ...
Brown, James Dean, Robson, Gordon, Rosenkjar, Patrick   +2 more
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A Systematic Review on Generative AI in L2 Speaking Development From a Self‐Determination Theory Perspective

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Second or foreign language (L2) speaking is a key aspect of L2 competence. While GenAI shows potential to address challenges in L2 speaking development, its role remains insufficiently understood. Self‐Determination Theory (SDT) could explain student language learning engagement. Therefore, this systematic review examines how GenAI affordances
Yanyan Catherine Lin, Yan Li, Xinjie Chen, Thomas K. F. Chiu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pedagogical strategies for mitigating foreign language anxiety: a mixed-methods study of first-semester undergraduate students

Frontiers in Education
Foreign language anxiety (FLA) is widely recognized as a significant affective factor influencing second language learning, particularly among non-native learners.
Md. Nurul Haque, Niroj Dahal, Md. Kamrul Hasan, Netra Kumar Manandhar, Hiralal Kapar, Ramazan Zengin, Sumona Sharmin   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Motivation and Beliefs in Distance Language Learning: The Case of English Learners at RTVU, an Open University in China [PDF]

, 2010
To date, research into the role of affective variables in language learning has been conducted almost exclusively with learners in the classroom. However, the steady increase in the numbers of distance language learners worldwide calls for the research ...
Hurd, Stella, Xiao, Junhong
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How Do I Measure up? Social Influence and L2 Motivation in the Algorithmic Age

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Comparative thinking is a fundamental human drive and a hallmark of contemporary life. For social action, such as the learning and use of additional languages, a target for appraisal (an L2 attribute) is evaluated in relation to a comparison standard (an appraiser's standpoint).
Alastair Henry, Meng Liu
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating How Self‐Efficacy and L2 Grit Influence Language Learners’ Well‐Being: The Mediating Role of Resilience

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Well‐being is increasingly recognized as a key psychological construct of success and persistence in second language (L2) learning, yet limited research has examined how individual psychological‐emotional resources interact to shape it. To bridge this gap, this study explores how L2 grit and self‐efficacy influence L2 learners’ well‐being ...
Şafak Uçmaz
wiley   +1 more source

Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety in Emergency Remote Instruction

Theory and Practice of Second Language Acquisition
Although language anxiety is the most widely studied emotion in second language acquisition, the extent to which emergency remote teaching (ERT) provokes anxiety is still insufficiently understood. The present research fills this gap by analyzing variables affecting anxiety in the new mode of instruction, while also exploring apprehension-relieving ...
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Perceptions and Acceptance of Generative Artificial Intelligence Influencing Chinese EFL Learners’ Engagement in Informal Digital Learning of English: Mediating Roles of Self‐Efficacy and Motivation

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has emerged as a powerful tool in the Informal Digital Learning of English (IDLE) environment, offering personalized, interactive, and innovative language learning experiences that may enhance learning engagement.
Jin Liu, Meilu Liu, Yuan Yao, Dechao Li
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Students’ Emotions in Foreign Language Achievements among Iranian EFL Learners in Yazd [PDF]

Iranian Evolutionary Educational Psychology Journal
Objective: The emotional landscape of language learning has garnered increasing scholarly attention in recent years, particularly as researchers recognize the profound impact of affective variables on second language acquisition (SLA).
Esmaeei Ranjbar Jamal Abadi, Farideh Sadat Sajjadipour, Fatemeh Yavari   +2 more
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Foreign Language Anxiety in Virtual Classrooms in Turkey

, 2021
This mixed-methods study investigated foreign language anxiety in virtual English as a foreign language (EFL) classrooms in Turkey. The Turkish EFL university learners' anxious feelings in traditional and virtual classrooms were compared. Then, the reasons for their feelings were explored.
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