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MacIntyre, Peter D.; Vincze, Laszlo – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2017
The role of basic emotions in SLA has been underestimated in both research and pedagogy. The present article examines 10 positive emotions ("joy," "gratitude," "serenity," "interest," "hope," "pride," "amusement," "inspiration," "awe," and "love")…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Secondary School Students
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MacIntyre, Peter D. – Modern Language Journal, 1995
This article responds to Sparks and Ganschow's (1995) defense of their Linguistic Coding Differences Hypothesis (LCDH), arguing that the LCDH ignores the context in which language learning occurs. It asserts that LCDH is so focused on the learning of the sound system of language that it ignores affective variables. (22 references) (MDM)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Anxiety, Criticism, Individual Differences
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MacIntyre, Peter D. – Modern Language Journal, 1995
Advocates that language anxiety can play a significant causal role in creating individual differences in both language learning and communication. This paper studies the role of anxiety in the language learning process and concludes that the linguistic coding deficit hypothesis errs in assigning epiphenomenal status to language anxiety. (57…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Anxiety, Case Studies, Cognitive Ability