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Najmeh Dehghanitafti – ProQuest LLC, 2024
In recent years, Third Language Acquisition (TLA) in Cross-Linguistic Influence (CLI) research has been debated regarding background languages' impact on learning a target language. While Second Language Acquisition (SLA) research often emphasizes the primary influence of the first language (L1) on the target language, it does not discount the…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Language Acquisition, Morphology (Languages), Syntax
Qi, Di – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The present dissertation is a synthesis and meta-analysis of the 15-year-old research domain of the L2 Motivational Self System (L2MSS) model initiated by Dornyei (2005). The study is based on data from 100 studies involving 144 unique samples and 51,905 participants, and it addresses the inter-relationships of L2MSS elements (i.e., the Ideal L2…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Motivation
Ting Sun – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This three-article format dissertation aims to provide evidence of the effect size of the relationship between writing self-efficacy and writing achievement in an empirical study and a meta-analysis, and compare three methods, the averaging method, three-level meta-analysis (3LM), and robust variance estimation (RVE), in handling multiple…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Self Efficacy, Writing Skills, Writing Achievement
Guan, Lingtao – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this qualitative meta-synthesis is to investigate the demotivation and remotivation of Asian university students in the EFL context and the interplay with sociocultural factors. This meta-synthesis was designed to address three research questions:1. What are the demotivating factors of Asian university students who are learning…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Asians
Butler Stewart, Karen – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Understanding mathematics is an essential part of everyday life and can range from simple tasks such as using basic math skills to more complex tasks. Success in mathematics is a requirement for success in today's modern world. A gap in developing mathematical skills can create complications and interfere with job opportunities. Another basic…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Correlation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Ziegler, Nicole – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The interaction approach to second language acquisition (SLA) suggests that changes that occur during conversation facilitate second language development by providing learners with opportunities to receive modified comprehensible input and interactional feedback, to produce output, and to notice gaps between their interlanguage and the target…
Descriptors: Synchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Meta Analysis, Interaction
Wongtrirat, Rachawan – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Studies have been conducted to determine the impact of English language on the academic achievement of international students in higher education institutions in the United States. The results of these investigations have been varied and at times contradictory. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to investigate studies from 1987-2009 that…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Grade Point Average, Language Proficiency, English (Second Language)