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Direct linkGuangxiang Liu; Yue Zhang; Rui Zhang – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
Focusing on how a world of possibilities is opened up by language learners themselves, imagination has been regarded as an elusive but indispensable element in second language (L2) education. Drawing on notions of international posture (Yashima 2002), Ideal L2 Self (Dörnyei 2009), and imagined communities (Norton 2001), we theorised imagination…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Self Concept
Lee, Ju Seong; Xie, Qin – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
Purpose: This study (1) used a person-centered approach to identify specific subgroups of 1,265 EFL learners who participated in Informal Digital Learning of English (IDLE) activities, and (2) looked at how different IDLE profiles are related to important affective variables. Design/Methodology: To identify IDLE profiles, we used cluster analysis.…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Rutherford, Teomara; Liu, Allison S.; Lam, Arena S.; Schenke, Katerina – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2020
Self-beliefs are important determinants of student choice and success (Wigfield & Eccles, 2000) and are informed by student educational experiences, such as prior success with a task (Bandura, 1986). The potential for Computer-Based Interventions as self-belief-supporting learning environments is examined in this study, focusing on the…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Mastery Learning, Educational Experience, Intervention
Olasina, Gbolahan – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2016
The current research is conducted in the context of Second Life (SL) users in Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The research uses the Symbolic Interactionism Theory (SIT), a social science based theory as theoretical framework to underpin it and help inform the research. The overriding purpose is to analyze evidence of…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods, Social Theories
Download full textChen, Julian ChengChiang – Research-publishing.net, 2014
English as a foreign language (EFL) learners' language use in 3-D virtual environments is a vibrant avenue that still deserves more research attention in the field of CALL. To contribute research and pedagogical implications to the current Second Life (SL) literature, this study aims to examine EFL adult learners' use of communication strategies…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Strategies
Beier, Margaret E.; Miller, Leslie M.; Wang, Shu – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2012
Serious scientific games, especially those that include a virtual apprenticeship component, provide players with realistic experiences in science. This article discusses how science games can influence learning about science and the development of science-oriented possible selves through repeated practice in professional play and through social…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Social Influences, Self Concept Measures, Behavior Theories
