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Chateau, Anne; Candas, Peggy – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2015
Until relatively recently the impact of emotions on language learning has often been ignored and "the nature and contribution of positive emotions and beneficial emotional states deserves further attention" (Bown & White, 2010, p. 433). Our study focuses on a flexible language learning system that combines different elements: work in…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Diaries, Self Efficacy, Second Language Learning
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Amenós-Pons, José; Ahern, Aoife; Gujarro-Fuentes, Pedro – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2017
This paper examines the process of acquiring L2s that are closely related to the L1 through data on how adult French speakers learning L2 Spanish in a formal setting develop knowledge and use of past tenses in this L2. We consider the role of transfer and simplification in acquiring mental representations of the L2 grammar, specifically in the…
Descriptors: Native Language, French, Transfer of Training, Spanish