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Neoliberal Governmentality and English Private Tutoring Among Rural Secondary School Students in Kazakhstan: A Quantitative Inquiry

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article investigates the nature, effectiveness, and implications of English private tutoring (EPT) among Grade 11 students in rural Kazakhstan. Drawing on survey responses from 160 students within a larger sample of 740, the study examines participation patterns, motivations, perceived benefits, and the financial and social costs ...
Anas Hajar, Mehmet Karakus
wiley   +1 more source

Modelos de mediación en el medio multiétnico

Trabajo Social, 2011
This article focuses on a review of the different theoretical models for mediation, which could facilitate the interventions of Social Work aimed at solving intercultural conflicts. It discusses the most important Anglo-Saxon models developed to explain
Luis Miguel Rondón García
doaj  

Investigation of English Language Learners’ Attitudes Toward Global Englishes and Global Englishes Language Teaching in Relation to Their Academic Interests and Experiences With English as a Global Lingua Franca

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates Japanese university students’ attitudes toward Global Englishes (GE) and Global Englishes Language Teaching (GELT), focusing on how these attitudes are shaped by students’ academic interests and experiences using English as a lingua franca (ELF), both abroad and in domestic EFL contexts.
Natsuno Funada, Heath Rose
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The impact of intercultural contact on the intercultural communicative competence of Chinese EFL undergraduates: The mediating role of English learning motivation

Acta Psychologica
This study investigates the relationship between intercultural contact, English learning motivation, and intercultural communicative competence among English as a Foreign Language (EFL) undergraduates in China.
Yanping Zhou, Hafriza Burhanudeen, Jianyu He   +2 more
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The Emotional Valence Paradox in Social media: A Computational Linguistic Analysis of How Sentiment, Emotion, and Content Domain Predict Social Comparisons on Rednote

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This computational linguistic study analyzes 8743 Rednote posts to examine how sentiment, emotion, and content domain collectively shape social comparison dynamics on social media. We identify four key findings: (1) an emotional gradient, where upward comparison content exhibits the highest sentiment scores and downward comparison the lowest; (
Michelle Mingyue Gu, Shuting Zhang, Yue Zhang, Hua Zhao, Jiapei Gu, Jincheng Ding, Xiaofei Lu, Chetwyn Che‐hin Chan   +7 more
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Making Interview Multilingualism Visible: Transnational Chinese Language Teacher Identity Construction

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines multilingual practices in research interviews, focusing on English lexical insertions in Chinese‐language research interviews with teachers of Chinese in Australian secondary schools, and treating these code‐switches as analytically meaningful rather than incidental.
Chengwen Yuan, Tianwei Zhang, Gary Bonar
wiley   +1 more source

Teletandem and performativity

Revista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada
Teletandem is a virtual autonomous VoIP2technology-based context (webcam images, voice and text). Within this context, two students help each other learn their native (or other) language through intercultural and linguistic collaboration.
João Antonio Telles
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Global Englishes Language Teaching Curriculum Innovation: Students’ Learning Experiences and Long‐Term Academic and Career Trajectories

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Given the global spread of English and the recent challenges to English major education, it is essential to explore the potential benefits of implementing Global Englishes in a discipline‐specific context. This qualitative study explored the learning experiences of eight female English major graduates who previously attended Global Englishes ...
Xiaowen (Serina) Xie, Jie Zheng, Fan Fang, Yifang Xu   +3 more
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L2‐Mediated Personal Competence as a Dimension of Identity Development Among International Students in Kazakhstan: A Mixed Methods Study

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Kazakhstan has emerged as a non‐traditional destination for international students through the expansion of English‐medium instruction and government‐funded scholarship schemes. This convergent mixed‐methods study examines how degree‐seeking international students from non‐Commonwealth of Independent States countries adapt to academic ...
Kymbat Yessenbekova, Anas Hajar
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Language Mindset and Discipline Mindset Both Matter: Exploring the Effect of Growth Mindset on Motivation and Willingness to Communicate in EMI Higher Education

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In English medium instruction (EMI), students face cognitive and emotional demands in second language (L2) communication, which may hamper their motivation and willingness to communicate (WTC). Adopting a mixed‐methods design, this study explores how growth mindsets affected student motivation (e.g., ideal L2 self and ideal disciplinary self ...
Pengzhan Yang, Yuqing Wang, Wenqian Huang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source