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Download full textAkdemir, Ahmet Selçuk – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2019
The aim of the current research is to investigate the relationship between the attitudes and motivation of EFL learners and their willingness to listen (WTL); possible effects of age and gender on EFL learners' WTL, attitude and motivation. A quantitative study was designed in which 239 participants, intermediate level EFL learners at a public…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Gender Differences, Learning Motivation, English (Second Language)
Walsh, Rupert – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2021
Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) is now common in extra-curricular language learning, but, more recently, teachers have increasingly sought ways to utilise MALL as a communicative classroom tool. Research into the extent that MALL can transform a whole communicative language course, and learners' impressions of such courses, is scarce.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Assisted Instruction, Telecommunications
Investigating More Effective and Less Effective EFL Learners' Attitudes and Motivational Orientation
Halvaei, Mohammadreza Yousefi; Ansarin, Ali Akbar – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2018
The present study investigated the differences in attitudes and motivation between more effective and less effective learners studying at the first year of graduate university program. Based on this aim, first, the researcher developed the three-part 35-item attitude-motivation questionnaire of the present study based on the AMTB developed by…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Course Descriptions
Han, Turgay; Takkaç-Tulgar, Aysegül; Aybirdi, Nilüfer – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2019
The purpose of the current study is to determine main demotivating factors affecting Turkish EFL university students' English language learning process and to identify the ways they apply to cope with these negative experiences from their own perspectives. The participants were 469 first and second year Turkish EFL university students. Both…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Motivation
Hasan, Md. Mahadhi; Al Younus, Md. Abdullah; Ibrahim, Faridah; Islam, Mainul; Islam, Md. Moinul – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2020
Different new media tools like Facebook, blogs, wikis, Google docs and YouTube are perceived to have effects on English language (L2) learner motivation at the tertiary level in Bangladesh. However, the effects of new media usage on L2 learner motivation are not defined yet in the context. This study investigates the effects of new media usage on…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Omari, Otmane; Moubtassime, Mohammed; Ridouani, Driss – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2018
This study seeks to survey whether students are motivated to learn English or not and to evaluate the differences within and between three most known universities in Morocco, involving a private one, in terms of students' English learning motivation. Moreover, factors that make a student more motivated to learn English were investigated. This…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Student Motivation
Wadho, Saeed; Memon, Shumaila; Memon, Rafique Ahmed – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2016
Motivation is, without question, the most complex and challenging issue faced by English language teachers today (Schiedekr & Freeman, 1999). It is a key contributing factor for L2 learning (Cheng & Dornyei, 2007; Gardner, 1985b). It is an established fact that no motivation means no learning. Motivation comes from different sources.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Motivation, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Ahmad, Waqar; Ali, Zuraina; Sipra, Muhammad Aslam; Taj, Imtiaz Hassan – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2017
Smartboards, which are now widely used in the teaching and learning process in Saudi Arabia, have turned the traditional environments of the classrooms, especially the EFL classrooms to be more interesting and encouraging. Literature reviews suggest that Saudi students usually lack motivation for studying English as a foreign language. This study…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Yildiz, Yunus – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
It cannot be said that education today in institutions is better than the previous century. Because in the past, students' minds were not as full of time-consuming things like spending enormous time in front of a computer or a television as today. Subsequently, teachers used to concentrate their job well and students used to focus on the study…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Student Motivation, Student Attitudes, Role
Habbash, Manssour; Idapalapati, Srinivasa Rao – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2016
In view of the increasing concern among English language teachers dealing with students from Saudi Arabia, as it manifests in TESOL community discussions, about the uniqueness of Saudi Arabian EFL learners, this paper attempts to document the outcome of a study of their distinctiveness from the perspective of expatriate teachers working for PYPs…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Rafie, Arezoo; Khosravi, Robab; Nasiri, Mahdi – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2016
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between Iranian EFL Learners' Cultural intelligence (CQ) and their performance on the IELTS Listening Module. Sixty advanced EFL students majoring in English translation at University of Zanjan were matched for the study through the Oxford Quick Placement Test. Cultural Intelligence Scale developed…
Descriptors: Correlation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Wang, Yurong; Lin, Li – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
Pygmalion Effect, or Robert Rosenthal Effect, was proved by the famous American psychologist Robert Rosenthal and Jacobson in 1968. Pygmalion Effect, as a matter of fact, is a psychological suggestion, which believes that people can accept the influence and suggestion given by the people whom very much they admire, like, believe, and respect. This…
Descriptors: Role Models, Psychological Patterns, English (Second Language), College Second Language Programs
Sha, Isolde Hon Pei; Kalajahi, Seyed Ali Rezvani; Mukundan, Jayakaran – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
Videos are very versatile. They can act as a tool for listening that enhances listening experience for our students. Other than that, the actions, gestures, emotions, settings, etc, that is observed by students in a video can provide significant visual stimulus for the practice and production of the English language. The study also considers the…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, English (Second Language), Gender Differences, Video Technology
Li, Juan – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
Needs Analysis is a valuable and irreplaceable tool in the curriculum design of Business English courses. It ensures a focused and efficient curriculum design responsive to the learners' needs. This paper analyses the needs of Business English undergraduates and the information obtained may offer some helpful suggestions to the setting of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Needs Assessment, Business English, English (Second Language)
Ahmed, Mumtaz; Aftab, Maria; Yaqoob, Humaira – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
The main purpose of this descriptive research is to explore the fact that why students are less motivated towards English language learning at undergraduate level. It also throws light upon the very facts of motivation with regard to the factors like student-teacher relationship, class room environment, self esteem or self respect, and willingness…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Learning Motivation, Second Language Learning
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