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Derakhshan, Ali; Zhang, Lawrence Jun; Zhaleh, Kiyana – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
Drawing on the rhetorical/relational goal theory, this study examined the role of instructor clarity and non-verbal immediacy in affective learning through the mediation of instructor understanding. Data were gathered through close-ended questionnaires from 756 Chinese and 715 Iranian English as a foreign language (EFL) students, the factor…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Park, A. Young – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2020
Extensive reading (ER) which encourages second or foreign (L2) learners to engage in a great deal of reading, has long been recognized as an efficient approach in L2 reading pedagogy. While many attempts have been made to understand the effect of ER on the cognitive domains of L2 learners, there has been insufficient investigation into how ER…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods
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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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Zhou, Yalun; Wei, Michael – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2018
The predominant context for strategy research over the last three decades has focused on language learning situated in a conventional classroom environment. Computer technology has brought about many changes in language learning and has become ecological and normalized rather than a supporting tool in the language classroom. Consequently, the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Strategies, Teaching Methods
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Amerstorfer, Carmen M. – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2018
Has the "Strategy Inventory for Language Learning" (SILL) passed its expiry date? The SILL (Oxford, 1990) was designed as a self-evaluation tool to measure the frequency of language learning strategies used by foreign and second language (L2) learners. With simple mathematics, learners can analyze their strategy preferences overall and…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Strategies
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Jin, Yinxing; de Bot, Kees; Keijzer, Merel – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2017
The study explores the effects of teacher support and student cohesiveness on foreign language (FL) learning outcomes and compares their effect with that of FL anxiety. One hundred and forty-six first-year Chinese undergraduates of Japanese, who were also learning English, participated in two surveys that were administered over a 2-month interval.…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Correlation, Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency