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Existence of Integrated Regulation and Its Implication on Foreign Language Teaching: A Survey Study
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Yu, Jing – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2020
This study employed a large-scale cross-sectional survey (n = 443) to develop and validate second language (L2) regulatory styles [Noels et al. 2000. "Why are You Learning a Second Language? Motivational Orientations and Self-Determination Theory." "Language Learning" 50 (1): 57-85] in the sample of successful English learners…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Case Studies
Reflexive and Reflective Thinking: A Crucial Link between Agency and Autonomy
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Gao, Xuesong – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2013
As the construct of agency has generated considerable discussion among language educators recently and has become a buzz word, there is a need for it to be further conceptualized and operationalized in autonomy research. Drawing on Margaret Archer's theorization of "internal conversation," this paper theorizes language learners' agency…
Descriptors: Correlation, Second Language Learning, Personal Autonomy, Reflection
An Investigation of Strategies for Student Motivation in the Chinese EFL Context
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Wong, Ruth M. H. – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2014
Teachers employ various strategies aimed at enhancing student motivation, yet there is scant empirical evidence to support their effectiveness. Based on an investigation of 30 EFL classroom observations involving 10 teachers and more than 900 learners (including 90 learners at different levels of English proficiency who completed questionnaires),…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Asians