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The Relationships between Reading Attitude, Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies and Reading Motivation of L2 Learners: A Mediational Analysis
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Masoud Mahmoodi-Shahrebabaki; Eric Oslund – Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, 2025
The present study aimed to explore the relationship between reading attitude, motivation, and the metacognitive awareness of reading strategies (MARS) of adult English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners. Ninety-seven Iranian intermediate EFL learners participated in the study after a multi-stage sampling. The initial analysis suggested high…
Descriptors: Reading Attitudes, Metacognition, Reading Strategies, Reading Motivation
Learning beyond Language: An Ethnographic Study of Language Socialization in English Conversation Groups
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Kellie A. H. Carstensen – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2025
This study examined how informal Conversations in English (CIE) groups helped migrants gain cultural knowledge about communicating in the United States and how the CIE groups facilitated the process of language socialization. The Ethnography of Communication (EC) and Cultural Discourse Analysis (CuDA) were used to understand the connection between…
Descriptors: Socialization, Informal Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Social Practice Approach in Adult Literacy: A Theoretical Perspective
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Sidra Noreen; Zafar Iqbal – European Education, 2025
The present paper sought to offer a theoretical perspective on the social practice approach (SPA) in adult literacy since its conceptualization in the early 1980s. It aims to provide a holistic understanding of SPA by examining its objectives, development, and practical applications. The analysis highlights how the SPA differs from traditional…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Literacy Education, Futures (of Society), Holistic Approach