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Speaking Anxiety in a Foreign Language Classroom in Kazakhstan

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2013
AbstractAs I reviewed the literature and deepened on research methodology principles, I used the original study as a starting point to voice Kazakh anxious language learners out about the issue. The given research conducted on speaking anxiety revealed that students have extremely negative experiences with speaking activities in a foreign language ...
openaire   +1 more source

The Impact of AI‐Assisted L2 Learning on Learners’ Emotions: A Meta‐Analysis

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The scope of research on AI‐assisted second/foreign language (L2/FL) learning has expanded beyond learning outcomes to focus on learners’ emotional experiences. Despite their proliferation, existing empirical findings are inconsistent, and few studies have systematically synthesized the impacts of AI‐assisted L2 learning on learners’ emotional
Jiaqi Jing, Xinjie Chen, Timothy Teo, Ziwei Xiao, Nandini Agarwal   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparing the Effects of Collaborative and Independent Writing on EFL Learners’ Individual Writing Performance: An Intervention Study

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Collaborative writing has attracted increasing attention in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) instruction due to its potential to enhance learners’ writing competence. However, few studies have examined the comparative effects of collaborative versus independent writing on EFL learners’ individual performance, especially in higher‐order ...
Ting Huang, Chenze Wu, Wenkang Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

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

, 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
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Changed Minds and L2 Motivation: Reflections of Japanese EFL Students Living, Laboring and Learning in Vietnam

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT English as a lingua franca (ELF) is increasingly used for communication in many EFL contexts, including Vietnam. Although Japan and Vietnam have a long history of economic cooperation, for practical reasons, English typically functions as the medium of communication between the two groups. This study examines Japanese expats who had studied or
Mark R. Freiermuth, Satomi Kanaya
wiley   +1 more source

Transnationalizing Raciolinguistics: An Intersectional Analysis for Understanding Chinese International Students’ Language Ideologies Across Contexts

Journal of Sociolinguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study adopts a transnational raciolinguistic perspective to examine how Chinese international students (CISs) navigate language, race, and identity across borders and contexts. Based on semistructured interviews with 14 CISs, the study highlights that pre‐migration socialization in China influences how CISs perceive and interpret their ...
Gengqi Xiao, Hailing Wang, Jing Yu
wiley   +1 more source

Learner internal psychological factors [PDF]

, 2012
Book synopsis: What is language and how can we investigate its acquisition by children or adults? What perspectives exist from which to view acquisition? What internal constraints and external factors shape acquisition?
Dewaele, Jean-Marc
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How pre‐service L2 English teachers use accounts to mitigate turn allocation to unwilling participants in microteaching

The Modern Language Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates how pre‐service L2 English teachers manage turn allocation when student willingness to participate is uncertain or absent during microteaching sessions. Drawing on conversation analysis (CA), we examine video‐recorded teaching demonstrations conducted by undergraduate L2 English education majors in South Korea.
Eunseok Ro, Hyunwoo Kim
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating intermediate Spanish students\u27 speaking skills through a taped test: A pilot study [PDF]

, 2000
A pilot study used the Spanish Oral Proficiency Test (SOPT)-a taped oral test to evaluate oral proficiency level of students of Intermediate Spanish. Based on the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines (1986), the Intermediate-Mid was the appropriate level of oral
Lee, Lina
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(Re)Defining language pedagogy activity: A sociomaterialist perspective

The Modern Language Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Language pedagogy activity (LPA) is central to the functioning of language classrooms worldwide, and this article (re)defines LPA. While prevailing applied linguistics conceptualizations of “activity” are often theoretical and anthropocentric, our definition of LPA is empirically supported and foregrounds material agency.
Anne Marie Guerrettaz, Darren K. LaScotte, Jihee Im, Nancy D. Bell   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source