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Sparks, Richard L. – Multilingual Matters, 2022
This book traces and summarizes the author's theoretical insights and empirical findings in the field of foreign language education. The volume explores themes such as individual differences in L1 ability and their connection to L2 aptitude and L2 achievement, L2 anxiety as an affective or cognitive variable, and the relationship between L1 and L2…
Descriptors: Native Language, Second Languages, Second Language Instruction, Individual Differences
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Yang, Chengsong; Zhang, Lawrence Jun – English Language Education, 2023
This book addresses the validity of think-aloud protocols (TAPs) in L2 writing research through a mixed methods study and proposes effective approaches for their valid implementation. The book uncovers the reactive effects that TAPs have on L2 writing performance and processes, and examines how individual factors moderate this reactivity. It…
Descriptors: Protocol Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Writing Instruction
Kata Csizér; Dávid Smid; Anna Zólyomi; Ágnes Albert – Multilingual Matters, 2024
This book highlights the roles of several individual difference (ID) variables on the language learning process, exploring them from both the students' and the teachers' perspectives. It presents the results of a large-scale, mixed-methods investigation which was conducted with secondary school pupils and their teachers in Hungary. The…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Processes