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Gu, Peter Yongqi – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2018
This article reports on the updating and validation of a questionnaire for vocabulary learning strategies. An English as a second language (ESL) version of the "Vocabulary Learning Questionnaire" (VLQ), first published in Gu and Johnson (1996), was created based on its latest version. Two response formats were piloted, that is, a paper…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Chaffee, Kathryn E.; Noels, Kimberly A.; McEown, Maya Sugita – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2014
Positive psychology encompasses the study of positive outcomes, optimal functioning, and resilience in difficult circumstances. In the context of language learning, positive outcomes include academic engagement, self-determined motivation, persistence in language learning, and eventually becoming a proficient user of the language. These…
Descriptors: Teaching Styles, Authoritarianism, Classroom Techniques, Psychology
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Gkonou, Christina – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2011
The assumption that foreign language learners experience a high level of anxiety mainly when faced with speaking activities implies that research should focus on those learners prone to anxiety over that skill. Despite not being widely investigated, foreign language writing anxiety also seems to be a concern for a large number of students. Drawing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Anxiety, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)