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Jiajing Li; Norman B. Mendoza; Ronnel B. King – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2025
Goals are central to understanding how students learn a second language. Much of the existing research on goals in the field of language learning has focused exclusively on achievement goals, particularly mastery and performance goals. However, exclusively focusing on achievement goals precludes language researchers from exploring other important…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Research
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Honggang Liu; Majid Elahi Shirvan; Tahereh Taherian – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2025
The current research aimed to examine the relationships among three key aspects of the language learning process, namely, foreign language boredom (FLB), English language engagement (ELE), and academic buoyancy (AB), utilizing data collected from 2,992 Chinese language learners. In order to strengthen the accuracy and robustness of the results, we…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Yoshiyuki Nakata; Osamu Takeuchi; Maya Sugita McEown – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2025
The key to successful language learning depends on the extent to which learners are self-regulated in learning a second or foreign language (L2). In this process, learners' perceptions and beliefs about their abilities play a crucial role in predicting or controlling positive or negative emotions, motivation and the use of strategies. Therefore,…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Strategies