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Azar Tajabadi; Sal Consoli – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2025
Second language (L2) motivation has long been regarded as one of the requisites for and predictors of success in L2 learning. The scholarship on L2 motivation has grown steadily over the past 60 years, yielding several theories through a range of methods. Building upon this tradition, this paper proposes a methodological contribution to the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Learning Motivation, Learning Theories, Language Research
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Wendong Li; Yang Gong – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2025
Studying abroad entails international students' identity (trans)formation and social network development, but individuals' decisions and choices while engaging in these processes remain underexplored. Informed by the notion of agency in second language socialization theory, this longitudinal case study examined the interplay of identity and social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, Second Language Learning, Social Networks
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Jorge González Alonso; Pablo Bernabeu; Gabriella Silva; Vincent DeLuca; Claudia Poch; Iva Ivanova; Jason Rothman – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2025
The burgeoning field of third language (L3) acquisition has increasingly focused on intermediate stages of language development, aiming to establish the groundwork for comprehensive models of L3 learning that encompass the entire developmental sequence. This article underscores the importance of a robust epistemological foundation, advocating for…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Artificial Languages, Second Language Learning, Individual Differences