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Papi Mostafa; Hiver, Phil – Modern Language Journal, 2020
Research on language learning motivation has typically focused on the strength of different motives in isolation and often out of context. The present study aims to explore the applicability of one global framework of motivation to integrate different perspectives. We investigated how adaptive interactions between learners' motivations for value,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Motivation, Context Effect
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Ziegler, Nicholas Allan – Modern Language Journal, 2014
The European Language Portfolio (ELP) is an alternative assessment used in foreign language classes throughout Europe to support and record language learning. Directly linked to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (Council of Europe, 2001) proficiency guidelines, it is designed to achieve an ambitious dual goal: document…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, Guidelines
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Knezic, Dubravka; Elbers, Ed; Wubbels, Theo; Hajer, Maaike – Modern Language Journal, 2013
This article presents a quasi-experimental study into the effects of a course offered to subject matter student teachers that focused on Socratic Dialogue as a way to enhance their interactional scaffolding of advanced second language learning. Within the framework of the sociocultural theory of learning and second language acquisition, the study…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Dialogs (Language), Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Second Language Learning