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Cheung, Anisa – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
Purpose: Language learning is often conceptualized as a cognitive, psycholinguistic or pedagogical process confined to formal classroom contexts. Scant attention is paid to the autonomy of young learners in out-of-class situations. Methodology: Using an emic approach, this study attempts to fill the research gap by analyzing the visual and verbal…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Grade 8, Personal Autonomy, Informal Education
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Lee, Yeong-Ju – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
This study examines creative uses of emerging image-based social media for informal language learning. Adopting the ecological concept of affordances, it investigates new technological features on Instagram and TikTok and how they are utilised as resources for language learning. Using public data of Instagram photo/video and TikTok video posts,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Affordances, Social Media, Photography
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Zia Tajeddin; Azadeh Hassani; Negar Bakhshandeh – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2024
Among various factors contributing to autonomous language learners' success, the beneficial role of out-of-classroom activities (OCAs) has been largely neglected. The present case study sought to explore successful language learners' OCAs, their perceptions of the efficiency of these activities, and their purposes for engaging in them. To this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Adolescents
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Kruk, Mariusz – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
The present paper presents the results of a study which examined fluctuations in the levels of foreign language anxiety (FLA) in the virtual world Second Life (SL) and factors accounting for such changes as reported by a female student of English philology. The student participated in 14 sessions over the period of one semester. Using data…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Communication (Thought Transfer), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Lee, Ju Seong; Xie, Qin – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
Purpose: This study (1) used a person-centered approach to identify specific subgroups of 1,265 EFL learners who participated in Informal Digital Learning of English (IDLE) activities, and (2) looked at how different IDLE profiles are related to important affective variables. Design/Methodology: To identify IDLE profiles, we used cluster analysis.…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Phung, Huy; Tran, Nhi; Hoang, Diem – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
English learners in EFL contexts where grammar-based instruction is still dominant often lack opportunities to use the target language both within and outside the classroom. In 2010, we initiated a club-based approach to facilitate students' learning beyond the classroom. It focused on meaningful communication, authentic tasks, student agency,…
Descriptors: Authentic Learning, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction