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Liwei Hsu – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
Given the fact that English is the global academic lingua franca, the implementation of English-mediated instruction (EMI) has inevitably gained momentum in higher-education institutes (HEI) in Taiwan. However, before the full-scale implementation of EMI education, it is imperative to gain an insightful understanding of Taiwanese EFL learners'…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Student Attitudes, Psychological Needs, English (Second Language)
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Khajavy, Gholam Hassan; Ghonsooly, Behzad – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2017
The aim of the present study is twofold. First, it tests a model of willingness to read (WTR) based on L2 motivation and communication confidence (communication anxiety and perceived communicative competence). Second, it applies the recent theory of L2 motivation proposed by Dörnyei [2005. "The Psychology of Language Learner: Individual…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Nonmajors, Second Language Learning
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Sasayama, Shoko – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2013
This study investigated contemporary Japanese college students' attitudes towards Japan English (JE) and American English (AE) through a verbal guise test (VGT) as well as a questionnaire. Forty-four Japanese college students listened to four Japanese and four North Americans reading a text in English, rated them in terms of solidarity-related…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Language Attitudes, Questionnaires