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Reilly, Peter – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2021
Research indicates that investigation into the role of emotions during the process of second language acquisition (SLA) has lagged behind the work of educational psychologists. Experts in the area of achievement emotions have suggested that SLA researchers have limited their examination mostly to the role of anxiety and enjoyment. Consequently, an…
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Emotional Response
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Beseghi, Micòl – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2021
Learner journals, diaries, and logs have been used in a variety of learning contexts, including foreign language learning. This paper investigates how diary writing can be used in the EFL classroom to encourage students to express their identities through the language they are learning; it is also a way of supporting them in their quest for…
Descriptors: Diaries, Journal Writing, Electronic Publishing, English (Second Language)
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Argondizzo, Carmen; Sasso, Maria I. – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2016
This article offers an overview of research strategies currently in use at the Language Centre of the University of Calabria and aimed at observing university students' learning habits when they are asked to use the European Language Portfolio during language courses. We present evidence of how experimental groups of students belonging to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Control Groups
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Lear, Emmaline L. – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2014
This study explores the effectiveness of guided reflective journals to improve intelligibility in a Japanese higher educational context. Based on qualitative and quantitative methods, the paper evaluates changes in speech over the duration of one semester. In particular, this study focuses on changes in prosodic features such as stress, intonation…
Descriptors: Reflection, Journal Writing, Periodicals, Foreign Countries
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Han, Amy – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2012
The CercleS version of the European Language Portfolio (ELP) has been used with language degree students at the University of Padova since the academic year 2002-2003. The courses into which it is embedded are generally blended: lessons take place in traditional classrooms and in the multimedia language laboratory, and students work online in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Second Language Programs, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Peréz Cavana, María Luisa – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2012
Interest in learning styles has produced innumerable studies over the last three decades. However, the application of knowledge of learning styles in education is a controversial matter, particularly in instruction, where there is less evidence of the usefulness of learning styles tests. This article is concerned with the role of reflection in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Personal Autonomy, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Cognitive Style