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Lee, Ju Seong; Lee, Kilryoung; Chen Hsieh, Jun – Language Teaching Research, 2022
This study examined Korean (n = 143) and Taiwanese (n = 261) EFL students' willingness to communicate in a second language (L2 WTC) in in-class, out-of-class, and digital settings. Follow-up interviews (n = 20) were also conducted to identify factors that might have influenced their L2 WTC. Results showed that Korean and Taiwanese participants…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language Usage
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Yeldham, Michael – Language Teaching Research, 2020
This study examined the influence of formulaic language on second language (L2) listeners' lower-level processing, in terms of their ability to accurately identify the words in texts. On the one hand, there were reasons for expecting the presence of the formulas to advantage the learners, because the learners would process these formulaic words…
Descriptors: Phrase Structure, Language Processing, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Freiermuth, Mark R.; Huang, Hsin-chou – Language Teaching Research, 2012
This study examines the motivation of 20 Japanese students of English as a foreign language (EFL) who chatted electronically with 19 Taiwanese EFL students using online synchronous chat software. In particular, we were interested in four factors that affect task-based motivation: the willingness to communicate, task attractiveness, task…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Interaction, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)