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Direct linkMahmoodi, Mohammad Hadi; Yousefi, Moslem – Language Learning Journal, 2022
This study attempts to synthesise the scholarship on second language (L2) motivation and systematically examines the theoretical approaches, methods, research instruments, and learning contexts found in recent research published between 2010 and 2019. Following a comprehensive survey of six influential, high-impact journals in the field, 100…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Motivation, Research Methodology
Salwa Mohamed – Language Learning Journal, 2024
Text classification and text gradation are important for language teachers. Profiling and readability studies examine textual and linguistic features that determine text difficulty. Arabic, as an under-resourced language, suffers from a lack of such studies which results in material developers and textbook writers relying on their intuitions and…
Descriptors: Classification, Language Teachers, Arabic, Second Language Learning
Mohamed, Salwa – Language Learning Journal, 2023
"The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment" (CEFR) (Council of Europe. 2001. "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment." Cambridge: Cambridge University Press) has been widely accepted as a reference for aligning curricula, learning…
Descriptors: Arabic, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Rating Scales
Byram, Michael – Language Learning Journal, 2023
The "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages" has been a major influence on language teaching in Europe and beyond and its "Companion Volume" will probably have the same significance. It is important therefore that education professionals understand the underlying concepts, including the conceptualisation of the…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Self Concept, Language Proficiency, Second Language Instruction
Milton, James; Hopwood, Oliver – Language Learning Journal, 2022
The vocabulary content of the French MFL curriculum in England has received criticism (Häcker, M. 2008. Eleven pets and 20 ways to express one's opinion: the vocabulary learners of German acquire at English secondary schools. "The Language Learning Journal" 36, no. 2: 215-26; Tschichold, C. 2012. French vocabulary in Encore…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Linguistic Input, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Byram, Michael – Language Learning Journal, 2022
The CEFR was conceived as part of the Council of Europe's project 'Language Learning for European Citizenship'. The social and political context out of which this project grew has often been lost from view. This is perhaps due to the success of the CEFR not only within Europe but also worldwide. That success is largely due to the quality of the…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Rating Scales, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning
Natova, Ivanka – Language Learning Journal, 2021
The purpose of this article is to present qualitative and quantitative tools to assist teachers and authors of examination materials in their preliminary assessment of text complexity/difficulty according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The qualitative scales were compiled specially for this study, based on previous…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Rating Scales, Guidelines
Mystkowska-Wiertelak, Anna – Language Learning Journal, 2021
Dynamic shifts of language learners' willingness to communicate (WtC) have been investigated in a number of studies with a view to establishing the impact of various cognitive, affective, social and contextual factors. Looking into such influences in the context of a language classroom gives an opportunity to identify variables that might remain…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Communication (Thought Transfer)
