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When Time Matters: Mechanisms of Change in a Mediational Model of Foreign Language Playfulness and L2 Learners' Emotions Using Latent Change Score Mediation Models
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Kruk, Mariusz; Pawlak, Miroslaw; Taherian, Tahereh; Yüce, Erkan; Shirvan, Majid Elahi; Barabadi, Elyas – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
In a dynamic system, time-dependent links "between" affective factors can provide more information than the level of response "within" a single isolated system. In the present study, influenced by the positive psychology movement and the complex dynamic systems theory in the domain of second language acquisition, first, we…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Psychological Patterns, English (Second Language), Emotional Response
Let's Get Positive: How Foreign Language Teaching Enjoyment Can Create a Positive Feedback Loop
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Yang, Shanshan; Azari Noughabi, Mostafa; Botes, Elouise; Dewaele, Jean-Marc – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
Research on learners' foreign language emotions has revealed the existence of a positive feedback loop where increased enjoyment leads to better performance which, in turn, strengthens learners' enjoyment and boosts overall happiness. The current study follows this avenue focusing on teachers' foreign language teaching enjoyment (FLTE) and its…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
The Effects of Instructor Clarity and Non-Verbal Immediacy on Chinese and Iranian EFL Students' Affective Learning: The Mediating Role of Instructor Understanding
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Derakhshan, Ali; Zhang, Lawrence Jun; Zhaleh, Kiyana – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
Drawing on the rhetorical/relational goal theory, this study examined the role of instructor clarity and non-verbal immediacy in affective learning through the mediation of instructor understanding. Data were gathered through close-ended questionnaires from 756 Chinese and 715 Iranian English as a foreign language (EFL) students, the factor…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Factors Influencing Language Teacher Cognition: An Ecological Systems Study
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Mohammadabadi, Alireza Mohammadzadeh; Ketabi, Saeed; Nejadansari, Dariush – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2019
Learning about language teacher cognition (LTC) is useful for understanding how language teachers act in the classroom. Employing an ecological framework, this study aimed to explore the factors influencing language teachers' LTCs at different levels. To this end, qualitative data using semi-structured interviews and observation were collected…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Educational Resources, Educational Facilities, Teacher Attitudes