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Amir Reza Rahimi – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2025
A research study on the L2 Motivational Self-systems (L2MSS) and technology acceptance of Foreign Language Learners (EFL) in relation to Language Massive Open Online Courses (LMOOCs) is warranted. In response, 336 Iranian EFL learners participated in three LMOOC platforms, learned language online in line with their language institutes, and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, MOOCs
Javad Zare; Khadijeh Aqajani Delavar – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
The purpose of the present mixed methods study was to investigate if enhancing Focus on Form (FonF) tasks with data-driven learning (DDL) affects English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners' task motivation from the self-determination theory (SDT) perspective. Following a quasi-experimental comparison group pretest-posttest and sequential…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Instructional Materials, Data Use
Amir Reza Rahimi – Smart Learning Environments, 2024
MOOC attrition rates have become a research hotspot in open and online education, requiring researchers to pinpoint psychological, technological, pedagogical, and technical factors that could mitigate this problem. For this aim, the current study applied a tri-phenomenon approach to explore language learners' perceptions of support coupled with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English Language Learners, MOOCs, Student Attrition
Zarrinabadi, Nourollah; Rezazadeh, Mohsen; Chehrazi, Abdollah – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2023
This study sought to investigate the relationship between language mindsets and grammar learning strategies and grammatical performance among English as L2 and L3 learners. Moreover, this study examined fixed and growth language mindsets across gender and language groups. The sample included 320 (N[subscript L2] = 160, N[subscript L3] = 160)…
Descriptors: Grammar, Learning Strategies, Student Attitudes, Second Language Learning
Amir Reza Rahimi; Zahra Mosalli – Smart Learning Environments, 2025
Researchers have significantly explored language learners' attitudes toward ChatGPT through the lens of technology acceptance models, particularly with its development and integration into computer-assisted language learning (CALL). However, further research in this area is necessary to apply a theoretical framework with a pedagogical-oriented…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Artificial Intelligence, Technology Uses in Education
Elham Zarfsaz; Fahime sadat Hosseini – Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture, 2023
Self-Determination Theory (SDT) is a hot topic in the field of applied linguistics, and it is getting more and harder to downplay the significance of the so-called theory in the growth of second-language learners (Deci and Ryan, 1985, 2000, 2002). The current study tried to test the theory in the Iranian EFL setting by throwing light on the…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Learning Theories, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Iravani, Nooshin – Educational Considerations, 2023
Task-based language teaching (TBLT) is one of the most effective approaches to language teaching. Teachers should provide students with task-based activities which will motivate students to learn. Task-based writing instruction provides educators with effective ways to integrate social and emotional skills with writing skills. The contemporary…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Task Analysis, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Nourollah Zarrinabadi; Masoumeh Soleimani – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2024
This study examined the role of positive and negative feedback on goal commitment and energy investment among English as a foreign language learners who experienced directed motivational currents (DMCs). To this purpose, a systematic methodology was used to identify language learners with a DMC experience (six students, four females, two males,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Positive Reinforcement, Negative Reinforcement
Hejazi, S. Yahya; Sadoughi, Majid – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
Learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL) is a lengthy, demanding, and challenging process, which requires learners' L2 grit relating to their perseverance of effort and consistency of interest. Motivated by the growing body of research on L2 grit over the past few years, this study examined the role of perceived teacher support and learning…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Processes
Nourollah Zarrinabadi; Ensieh Khodarahmi – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
Directed Motivational Currents (DMCs) are highly intense goal-directed motivational experiences that are characterised by establishing new routines and having positive emotions. The present study aimed to identify the factors that triggered the launch of DMCs among EFL learners. An interview protocol designed based on the core dimensions of the…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Intervention
Ali Derakhshan; Xuesong Gao – Psychology in the Schools, 2025
Online education may induce different negative emotions and emotional reactions in language learners. One such reaction emerging from emotional experiences in online contexts is academic disengagement, which has been limitedly examined in L2 research. To fill this lacuna, this study has been done to probe into the sources and solutions of student…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Cross Cultural Studies
Fakhri Alamdari, Ebrahim; Ghani, Fariborz – Foreign Language Annals, 2022
Motivation, a major contributor to the acquisition of language skills, can be promoted consciously through principled methods. This study investigated the impact of cooperative learning (CL) on foreign language (FL) learners' motivation in Iran. Both quantitative and qualitative measures were applied to pursue the aims of this study. The…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Student Motivation, Foreign Countries
Ali Derakhshan; Mehdi Solhi; Jean-Marc Dewaele; Farzaneh Shakki – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2025
The present study aimed to explore the association between 302 (93 males and 209 females) English as a foreign language (EFL) learners' perceived teacher support (i.e., personal support and academic support) and their reading motivation. This inquiry also sought to assess the potential mediating influences of second or foreign language (L2)…
Descriptors: Reading Motivation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Educational Theories
Kruk, Mariusz; Pawlak, Miroslaw; Shirvan, Majid Elahi; Taherian, Tahereh; Yazdanmehr, Elham – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2022
The present study employed an interpretive approach to investigate individual learners' viewpoints on foreign language learning boredom (FLLB). To this aim, a Q method, which shares features of both qualitative and quantitative research approaches, was used to explore 37 Iranian English as a foreign language (EFL) learners' perceptions of…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Learning Motivation
Majid Elahi Shirvan; Tahereh Taherian; Elham Yazdanmehr – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
In an attempt to measure the dynamic features of foreign language enjoyment (FLE), we adopted a longitudinal confirmatory factor analysis-curve of factors model (LCFA-CFM) approach to substantiate the validity of the original FLE scale (Dewaele and MacIntyre [(2014. "The Two Faces of Janus? Anxiety and Enjoyment in the Foreign Language…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learner Engagement, Learning Motivation