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How Language Learners Can Improve Their Emotional Functioning: Important Psychological and Psychospiritual Theories
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Oxford, Rebecca L. – Applied Language Learning, 2015
Emotion is "the primary human motive" (MacIntyre, 2002, p. 61). The human brain is an emotional brain, creating relationships among thought, emotion, and motivation in a complex dynamic system (Dörnyei, 2009). Emotion "functions as an amplifier, providing the intensity, urgency, and energy to propel our behavior" in…
Descriptors: Emotional Development, Psychiatry, Second Language Learning, Emotional Response
Employing a Questionnaire To Assess the Use of Language Learning Strategies.
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Oxford, Rebecca L. – Applied Language Learning, 1996
Discusses the validity of the most widely employed second language learning strategy questionnaire, the English-as-a-Second-Language/English-as-a-Foreign-Language version of the Strategy Inventory for Language Learning). Details appropriate uses and limitations of questionnaires for strategy assessment. (80 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, English (Second Language), Learning Strategies, Measurement Techniques
Validity Issues in Computer-Assisted Strategy Assessment for Language Learners.
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Chapelle, Carol A. – Applied Language Learning, 1996
Probes validity issues of computer-assisted strategy assessment in second language acquisition research. Reviews metacognitive and cognitive strategies, discussing trait-oriented and interactionist approaches in the concept of strategy, and examining validity by focusing on "advance preparation" and "resourcing" examples of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Testing, English (Second Language), Learning Strategies
Instructional Implications of Gender Differences in Second/Foreign Language (L2) Learning Styles and Strategies.
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Oxford, Rebecca L. – Applied Language Learning, 1993
A discussion of gender differences in human development and language use is followed by reports of research on styles and strategies in learning a second or foreign language. Instructional implications for second-language classrooms are highlighted. (Contains 100 references.) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Style, Language Research, Language Usage
Verbal Reports as a Source of Insights into Second Language Learner Strategies.
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Cohen, Andrew D. – Applied Language Learning, 1996
Defines behaviors that fall under the rubric of second language (L2) learner strategies and classifies different types of verbal report, indicating areas where it has contributed to the understanding of L2 learner strategies. Focuses on problematic issues regarding the use of verbal reports and notes ways to refine verbal report methods. (62…
Descriptors: Classification, Critical Thinking, Error Analysis (Language), Evaluation Methods
Using Task Products To Assess Second Language Learning Processes.
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Abraham, Roberta G.; Vann, Roberta J. – Applied Language Learning, 1996
Reviews Bialystok's (1990a) analysis of communication strategy work and describes two studies in which products are interpreted within frameworks illuminating underlying processes of second language (L2) learning. Concludes that products, appropriately analyzed, can provide important insights into the processes of L2 learners. (73 references)…
Descriptors: Classification, Cloze Procedure, College Students, Communication (Thought Transfer)