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Alrabai, Fakieh – Applied Linguistics, 2016
This article reports the findings of a controlled quasi-experimental study investigating the effects of motivational strategies on learner motivation and achievement in English language classes in Saudi Arabia. The study was conducted in two stages. In the first stage, the most important motivational strategies were identified. In the second…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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De Ridder, Isabelle; Vangehuchten, Lieve; Gomez, Marta Sesena – Applied Linguistics, 2007
In general terms automaticity could be defined as the subconscious condition wherein "we perform a complex series of tasks very quickly and efficiently, without having to think about the various components and subcomponents of action involved" (DeKeyser 2001: 125). For language learning, Segalowitz (2003) characterised automaticity as a…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Second Language Learning, Task Analysis