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Language learners’ emotion regulation and enjoyment in an online collaborative writing program

Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2022
Collaborative learning in online contexts is emotionally challenging for language learners. To achieve successful learning outcomes, language learners need to regulate their emotions and sustain positive emotions during the collaborative learning process.
Zhipeng Zhang , Xuesong (Andy) Gao , Ting Liu , Chwee Beng Lee   +3 more
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Life as an ethnic minority (EM) university student: Comparing mental health challenges among local and international EM students in Hong Kong

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract University students globally face growing mental health challenges, with ethnic minority (EM) students—both local and international—being particularly vulnerable. Yet, limited research compares their experiences or identifies shared and distinct stressors, especially in non‐Western contexts.
Wang Xinyi, Naubahar Sharif
wiley   +1 more source

Gestione di ansia e gioia nell’apprendimento della lingua straniera: una questione di genere?

Romanica Cracoviensia
Learning foreign languages evokes contrasting emotions: anxiety (Foreign Language Anxiety, FLA) and enjoyment (Foreign Language Enjoyment, FLE), influencing students’ educational experiences.
Valentina Elmetti Taşkavak
doaj   +1 more source

Beyond the Reports: Cultural Pressures, Unheard Voices and the Climate Accountability Gap in Oil and Gas Sector Governance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Environmental governance in Nigeria's oil and gas sector remains central to global climate justice debates, yet persistent accountability failures continue to undermine meaningful environmental and social outcomes. Despite extensive regulatory frameworks, accountability in resource‐dependent contexts is frequently reduced to formal reporting ...
Hammed Afolabi, Ronita Ram, Adetola Abdulfattah Sogbesan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Food Waste Applications Beyond the West: Archetypes and Insights From China

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Food waste is a major challenge for sustainable development, but digital solutions designed to reduce it remain unevenly distributed globally. Food waste mobile applications (FWMAs) have emerged as promising tools for reducing food surpluses through redistribution and improved household food management.
Jiequan Hong, Ralf Barkemeyer, Anicia Jaegler   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of gamification on EFL learning: a quasi-experimental study of reading proficiency and language enjoyment among Chinese undergraduates

Frontiers in Psychology
BackgroundIn foreign language education, educators struggle with declining student engagement as traditional EFL teaching, relying on passive lectures and dull materials, hampers proficiency and dampens passion.
Jing Cheng, Chen Lu, Qiaoling Xiao
doaj   +1 more source

Climate Action Response Plans in Firms: Exploring the Characteristics of Firms Planning for a More Sustainable Future

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Firm‐level Climate Action Response Plans (CARPs) comprise firms' climate change mitigation and adaptation commitments. Encouraging firms to develop CARPs is thus vital for meeting ever‐pressing climate goals. Understanding the resources and capabilities facilitating firms to develop CARPs can inform evidence‐based approaches to accelerate ...
Helena Lenihan, Mauricio Perez‐Alaniz, Christian Rammer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The two faces of Janus? Anxiety and enjoyment in the foreign language classroom [PDF]

Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2014
The present study investigates Foreign Language Enjoyment (FLE) and Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety (FLCA) in the classroom. Participants were 1746 current FL learners from around the world. We used a measure of FLE, based on Likert scale ratings of 21 items (Dewaele & MacIntyre, 2014), and a measure of FLCA based on 8 items extracted from the ...
Dewaele, Jean-Marc, MacIntyre, Peter D.
openaire   +5 more sources

Carbon Footprint of Bank Loans: Opportunities and Risk Implications in the Banking Industry

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines whether the carbon footprint of bank loan portfolios influences bank stability, profitability and cost efficiency and whether regulatory quality moderates these relationships. Using a balanced panel of 33 countries from 2005 to 2018, the analysis combines banking‐sector indicators from the World Bank Global Financial ...
Honglei Wang, Chen Lin, Kingsley Imandojemu, Omozele Lynda Showunmi, Romanus Osabohien, Felix Orole   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social support and english academic achievement: the mediating role of foreign language emotions and the moderating effect of academic self-concept

BMC Psychology
Drawing on ecological systems theory, this study proposed a moderated mediation model to examine how social support influences English academic achievement.
Shengdong Chen, Han Xu, Chenghuan Jin, Keyi Yin, Xing Wang, Tao Wang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source