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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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Predicting language learners' grades in the L1, L2, L3 and L4: the effect of some psychological and sociocognitive variables [PDF]

, 2007
This study of 89 Flemish high-school students' grades for L1 (Dutch), L2 (French), L3 (English) and L4 (German) investigates the effects of three higher-level personality dimensions (psychoticism, extraversion, neuroticism), one lower-level personality ...
Argyle M., Chamorro-Premuzic T., Costa P., Costa P., Dewaele J-M., Dewaele J-M., Dewaele J-M., Dourado M. R., Dö rnyei Z., Eysenck H. J., Eysenck H. J., Eysenck H. J., Furnham A., Gardner R. C., Gleick J., Housen A., Jean-Marc Dewaele, Jessner U., Kiani G., Kinginger C., Kinginger C., Lalonde R. N., Lasagabaster D., Lasagabaster D., Lasagabaster D., Lochtman K., MacIntyre P. D., MacIntyre P. D., Marin-Marin A., Mettewie L., Naiman N., Preston D., Safont-Jordà M. P., Sternberg R. J., Swain M., Van Daele S., Willems D.   +36 more
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Modeling the Paths from L2 Use and Socio‐Affective Variables to Communication Skills: A Mixed‐Methods Approach

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Previous research demonstrated that communication anxiety reduces L2 learners' willingness to communicate and communication frequency, but left unexplored its impact on performance. The current mixed‐methods study investigated factors impacting L2 communication skills.
Debra M. Hardison
wiley   +1 more source

Fluctuations in Learners’ Willingness to Communicate During Communicative Task Performance: Conditions and Tendencies [PDF]

, 2014
A person’s willingness to communicate (WTC), believed to stem from a combination of proximal and distal variables comprising psychological, linguistic, educational and communicative dimensions of language, appears to be a significant predictor of success
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Narrative Research in Applied Linguistics, Language Education, and TESOL Quarterly

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper aims to position narrative research within the realm of language education and examine its methodological application in TESOL Quarterly publications. I will first discuss the earlier developments stemming from life history research before focusing on the key conceptual principles explored in prior studies within language education.
Alice Chik
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring foreign language anxiety among learners of different foreign languages: in relation to motivation and perception of teacher’s behaviors

Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2018
This study investigates foreign language anxiety among Indonesian undergraduate students of English, French, Japanese, Korean and Arabic language programs, and examines its relationship with students’ motivation and their perception of teachers ...
Fatmawati Djafri, Supra Wimbarti
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Characterizing and dealing with anxiety in the foreign language classroom [PDF]

, 2018
Foreign Language Anxiety has been defined as the feeling of nervousness that may appear in the process of acquiring a new language. Although it may have beneficial effects on students’ performance, the presence of anxious students in language classes is ...
Dieguez Bergara, Amaia
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Effects of corrective feedback on EFL speaking task complexity in China’s university classroom [PDF]

, 2018
Corrective feedback (CF) and task complexity are two important pedagogical topics in second language acquisition research in recent years, but there is few research investigating effects of CF on speaking task complexity in China’s university classroom ...
Gao, Xing, Zhai, Keyu
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Virtual Exchange as a Strategy to Foster Global Learning and Internationalization of the Curriculum

New Directions for Teaching and Learning, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This chapter describes the constitution and development of one of the first institutional initiatives for implementing a virtual exchange program in a Higher Education Institution in Brazil. The focus is on the description and discussion of the role of stakeholders in fostering and supporting virtual exchange activities, as well as examples of
Ana Cristina Biondo Salomão, José Celso Freire Junior   +1 more
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Synthesis of current research on the affective dimensions of online English language education: Theories and praxis

Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics
The affective domain can impact the way teachers teach and students’ motivation and engagement in learning in online contexts. This study focuses on the affective dimensions of online English language education by offering a comprehensive overview of ...
Chiew Hong Ng, Yin Ling Cheung
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