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Moskowitz, Sharona; Dewaele, Jean-Marc – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2020
The aim of this study is to examine how students perceive teacher trait emotional intelligence (TEI) and how those perceptions relate to students' own self-reported attitudes and motivation. Adult students of ESL/EFL were given an online questionnaire consisting of two parts: one to provide observer-reported data on their teacher's trait emotional…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Emotional Intelligence, Metacognition, Educational Improvement
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Kálmán, Csaba; Eugenio, Esther Gutierrez – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2015
Attribution theory (Weiner, 1985) and self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 1985) have been explored as contributors to L2 motivation (cf. Dörnyei, 2001) but have never been studied quantitatively in concert. In addition, students' attributions for success in learning a foreign language have never been measured through the use of a…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Self Determination, Learning Motivation, Statistical Analysis
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Gkonou, Christina – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2011
The assumption that foreign language learners experience a high level of anxiety mainly when faced with speaking activities implies that research should focus on those learners prone to anxiety over that skill. Despite not being widely investigated, foreign language writing anxiety also seems to be a concern for a large number of students. Drawing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Anxiety, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)