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Hiver, Phil; Obando, Gabriel; Sang, Yuan; Tahmouresi, Somayeh; Zhou, Ashlee; Zhou, Yang – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2019
In this study we investigate the situated and dynamic nature of the "L2 learning experience" through a newly-purposed instrument called the "Language Learning Story Interview," adapted from McAdams' life story interview (2007). Using critical case sampling, data were collected from an equal number of learners of various L2s…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Experience, Case Studies
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Pavelescu, Liana Maria; Petric, Bojana – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2018
This study explores the foreign language learning emotions of four EFL adolescent students in Romania and the ways in which their emotions emerge in their sociocultural context. Multiple qualitative methods were employed over a school semester, including a written task, semi-structured interviews with the learners and their teachers, lesson…
Descriptors: Case Studies, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Lowie, Wander; van Dijk, Marijn; Chan, Huiping; Verspoor, Marjolijn – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2017
A large body studies into individual differences in second language learning has shown that success in second language learning is strongly affected by a set of relevant learner characteristics ranging from the age of onset to motivation, aptitude, and personality. Most studies have concentrated on a limited number of learner characteristics and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Individual Differences, Learning Motivation, Personality Traits
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Gregersen, Tammy; MacIntyre, Peter D.; Finegan, Kate Hein; Talbot, Kyle; Claman, Shelby – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2014
Emotional intelligence has not been widely studied in second language acquisition and studies published to date have been questionnaire-based. In this study we take a qualitative approach to focus on how emotional intelligence is used by two participants, one a learner and the other a pre-service teacher. The two focal participants were selected…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Psychology, Well Being, Intervention