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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

Affect and strategy use in independent language learning [PDF]

, 2008
Affect is about emotions and feelings, moods and attitudes, anxiety, tolerance of ambiguity and motivation. For some it is also connected with dispositions and preferences (Oatley & Jenkins, 1996).
Hurd, Stella
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Trajectories of second language student classroom engagement: Profiles and correlates

British Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Research on the development of second language (L2) student classroom engagement is growing; however, this body of research primarily relies on designs that preclude the examination of whether this development is common to all students or whether different developmental trajectories emerge for different groups. Aim Adopting a person‐
Hoi Vo
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of Language Learning Anxiety on L2 Speaking and Writing of Filipino Engineering Students

3L The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies, 2018
Feelings of anxiety, apprehension, and nervousness remain a prevailing phenomenon in learning a second or a foreign language. This explanatory sequential research examined the influence of language learning anxiety on students’ second language (henceforth L2) writing and speaking performance.
Jonathan Veran Macayan, Edward Jay Mansarate Quinto, Julius C. Otsuka, Allyzsa Bernadette S. Cueto   +3 more
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Enjoyment and perceived teacher conflict shape early L2 English performance: A longitudinal study in primary school

British Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Learning English as a second language (L2) is crucial in a globalized world. However, longitudinal evidence on how young learners' achievement emotions and perceived teacher–child relationship quality jointly shape L2 outcomes remains limited.
Fabiola Silletti, Gabrielle Coppola, Cristina Semeraro, Rosalinda Cassibba, Paola Palladino, Matteo Gatti, Pasquale Musso   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using Portfolios to Develop L2 Cultural Knowledge and Awareness of Students in Intermediate Spanish [PDF]

, 1997
In spite of many efforts and contributions from previous researchers, the need for a systematic and consistent approach to teaching culture is still unmet. This pilot study shows that the portfolio is a meaningful way to integrate language and culture in
Lee, Lina
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Las voces de Baha‐blantes: An analysis of the language learning investment of intermediate students of Spanish at the tertiary level

Foreign Language Annals, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the language learning investment of five intermediate learners of Spanish at a tertiary institution in The Bahamas. It draws on participants’ language learning journeys to consider how their previous experiences and access to language learning opportunities contributed to their investment.
Valentino Rahming
wiley   +1 more source

“Appropriateness” in foreign language acquisition and use: some theoretical, methodological and ethical considerations [PDF]

, 2008
In this contribution, I focus on the concept of “appropriateness” in the usage, the learning and the teaching of foreign languages. Using a participant-based emic perspective, I investigate multilinguals’ perceptions of appropriateness in their foreign ...
Barron, Besemeres, Dewaele, Dewaele, Dewaele, Jean-Marc Dewaele, Kinginger, Kinginger, Leung, Lyster, Pavlenko, Warga, Wilkinson   +12 more
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Machine Learning Model for Predicting Postoperative Pain in Cases of Irreversible Pulpitis

International Endodontic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Postoperative pain is a frequent clinical concern following endodontic treatment. This study aimed to develop and validate supervised machine learning models to predict the occurrence of postoperative pain in cases of irreversible pulpitis.
Pedro Felipe de Jesus Freitas, Ingrid Luiza Mendonça Cunha, Thalita de Paris Matos, Flares Baratto‐Filho, Bianca Marques de Mattos de Araujo, Manoel Damião Sousa‐Neto, Leandro de Moura Martins, Fernando José Herkrath, Emílio Carlos Sponchiado‐Júnior, Cristiano Miranda de Araujo   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Motivation and emotion in the EFL learning experience of Romanian adolescent students: Two contrasting cases [PDF]

, 2019
The aim of this study was to investigate the language learning motivation of two EFL teenage students in Romania and the link between motivation and the emotional dimensions of these adolescents’ learning experiences.
Pavelescu, Liana Maria
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