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Ortega, Lourdes – Modern Language Journal, 2019
The Douglas Fir Group (2016) sought to articulate a transdisciplinary agenda for SLA but said little about multilingualism specifically. Moreover, many multilinguals are under siege in a worrisome world where threats to human difference have risen to the mainstream in the aftermath of Brexit and the 2016 U.S. presidential election. I argue that…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Multilingualism, Interdisciplinary Approach, Social Justice
Duff, Patricia A. – Modern Language Journal, 2017
The majority of recent research on language learning motivation has reportedly focused on English as a target language, typically in relatively homogeneous, secondary and postsecondary "foreign language" settings. How applicable, then, are the theories and findings undergirding that research to our understanding of the contemporary…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Motivation, Learning Theories
A Strong Inference Approach to Causal Factors in Foreign Language Learning: A Response to MacIntyre.

Sparks, Richard L.; Ganschow, Leonore – Modern Language Journal, 1995
This article responds to MacIntyre's (1995) critique of the Linguistic Coding Differences Hypothesis (LCDH), which posits that language aptitude is the primary source of individual differences in foreign language (FL) achievement. It defends the LCDH and suggests that difficulties exist with theories that attribute affective and social context…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Anxiety, Criticism, Individual Differences

MacIntyre, Peter D. – Modern Language Journal, 1995
This article responds to Sparks and Ganschow's (1995) defense of their Linguistic Coding Differences Hypothesis (LCDH), arguing that the LCDH ignores the context in which language learning occurs. It asserts that LCDH is so focused on the learning of the sound system of language that it ignores affective variables. (22 references) (MDM)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Anxiety, Criticism, Individual Differences

Gardner, R. C.; Tremblay, Paul F.; Masgoret, Anne-Marie – Modern Language Journal, 1997
Investigates numerous individual difference measures to determine their underlying dimensions, to contrast their predictive validities and to evaluate their contributions in a causal model of second language acquisition. Findings indicate that substantial links exist among affective measures and achievement. (56 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Anxiety, College Students