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Neff, Peter; Dewaele, Jean-Marc – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
Humor can provide a multitude of benefits for language learners, including improvement of classroom atmosphere (Dewaele et al. 2018) and a reduction of anxiety (Tarone 2000). Moreover, the integration of humor into language lessons has been strongly endorsed by both students and instructors (Askildson 2005; Azizinezhad and Hashemi 2011). What is…
Descriptors: Humor, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, Psychological Patterns
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Moskowitz, Sharona; Dewaele, Jean-Marc – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
There remains a dearth of research on the effects of student perception of teacher happiness and the ramifications of those perceptions on student feelings and attitudes. Using an online questionnaire, data were collected from 129 adult students of ESL/EFL across the world who were enrolled in formal English classes of intermediate to advanced…
Descriptors: Correlation, Language Teachers, Psychological Patterns, Learning Motivation
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Myhre, Tone Stuler; Dewaele, Jean-Marc; Fiskum, Tove Anita; Holand, Anna Marie – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
Purpose: The aim of this study is to explore how outdoor education can influence foreign language anxiety (FLA) and foreign language enjoyment (FLE) when young teenagers are learning a foreign language (FL). We applied a dynamic perspective to investigate if using English in an outdoor context would reduce FLA and boost FLE, leading to a stronger…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Outdoor Education, Anxiety
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Dewaele, Jean-Marc; Pavelescu, Liana Maria – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
This study aimed to investigate the link between Foreign Language Enjoyment, Foreign Language Anxiety and Willingness to Communicate in Denisa and Anda, two high school learners of English as a Foreign Language in Romania. Qualitative data were collected during a school semester including lesson observations, a written task and semi-structured…
Descriptors: Correlation, Emotional Experience, Psychological Patterns, High School Students