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Ihtiyaryer, Begüm; Altun, Sertel – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2023
University students in Turkey are required to complete a one-year English preparatory education before starting their education at their faculties. For some time, it has been clear that students have difficulties in learning English in these preparatory programs. The reasons behind this have always been a hot topic in research areas. To have a…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes
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Ha Thanh Bich Loan; Trinh Quoc Lap; Bui Le Diem Trang – Educational Process: International Journal, 2025
Background/purpose: This study conducts a systematic review of research articles related to English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners' motivation under Organismic Integration Theory (OIT) in the early 2020s (between 2020 and 2024), based on PRISMA statement 2020 (Page et al., 2021), to find out about what recent trends in research on EFL…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Motivation
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Hyang-il Kim – SAGE Open, 2023
The present study is aimed at examining the links between L2 self-guides and self-determination theory (SDT). 429 Korean university students participated in the study and their responses to the questionnaires on L2 self-guides in the 2 x 2 model and autonomous motivation of SDT were analyzed. The results show that, first, promotion focused L2…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Independent Study, Self Determination
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Sylvia Pantaleo – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2025
During a 10-week classroom-based study in a school in western Canada, 17 Kindergarten children had multiple opportunities to learn about how elements of visual art, design and layout in picturebook artwork are fundamental to meaning-making when transacting with this format of literature. Student application of learning about the concepts under…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Visual Arts, Art Education, Art Products
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Malihe YarAhmadi; Hossein Kargar Behbahani – Language Testing in Asia, 2025
Traditional approaches to language assessment have been criticized for their inadequacy in taking account of language learners' potential for development. To obviate this pitfall in traditional assessment, language teachers and researchers have been paying increasing attention to dynamic assessment (DA), which is rooted in Vygotsky's (1978)…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Translation
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Yeqing Tao; Samah Ali Mohsen Mofreh; Sultan Salem – Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2025
This study investigates the impact of perezhivanie, a concept encompassing emotional experiences and their personal significance on English-speaking proficiency and speaking anxiety among Chinese learners of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). The study focuses on the emotional and cognitive dimensions of perezhivanie to understand its dual role…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Undergraduate Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Maguatcher, Jeremie; Hulda, Grace; Ning, Ru – Online Submission, 2022
Since the end of the 20th century, autonomous learning has become a popular research topic in education and has received much attention from researchers. The acquisition of Chinese as a second language requires learners to practice autonomous learning and develop their language learning ability. The present study used the theory of autonomous…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Foreign Countries, Chinese, Second Language Learning
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Wei Li – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2025
The field of second language acquisition (SLA) research had long been governed by a paradigm that prioritized cognition over emotion. Recently, increased attention has been drawn to the role of "perezhivanie" in language development as Vygotsky's sociocultural theory (SCT) brought together emotion and cognition, thereby offering an…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Bussayarat Nithideechaiwarachok; Jiraporn Chano – International Journal of Language Education, 2024
Socio-cultural and social constructivist theories are crucial in learning and education. This article aims to inform readers about socio-cultural and social constructivist theories and to present their application in language classrooms. The body of knowledge in this article was synthesized from journal articles and books concentrating on the…
Descriptors: Sociocultural Patterns, Constructivism (Learning), Learning Theories, English (Second Language)
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Elham Zarfsaz; Fahime sadat Hosseini – Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture, 2023
Self-Determination Theory (SDT) is a hot topic in the field of applied linguistics, and it is getting more and harder to downplay the significance of the so-called theory in the growth of second-language learners (Deci and Ryan, 1985, 2000, 2002). The current study tried to test the theory in the Iranian EFL setting by throwing light on the…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Learning Theories, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Li, Fan; Fan, Si; Wang, Yanjun – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
Recent years have witnessed numerous systematic investigations on mobile-assisted language learning (MALL). However, very few research synthesis studies focused on the higher education context in mainland China. This paper provides a systematic review of the findings of 23 studies published between 2015 and 2020 in mainland China. The aim of this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Second Language Learning, Situated Learning
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Antonieta Morales-Jaramillo; Éder Intriago-Palacios; Paolo Fabre-Merchán; Frans Recalde-Garcia – MEXTESOL Journal, 2024
This study sought to explore the power of self-generated drawing to improve reading comprehension of English language learners in a university setting. Fourteen undergraduate students, divided into control and experimental groups, read a chapter from a graded reader. The experimental group was instructed to construct self-generated drawings as…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Self Concept, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Sun, Zhijun; Xu, Peng; Wang, Jianqin – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2023
The construct of "learning potential" has been proposed to capture differences between learner independent performance and performance during Dynamic Assessment (DA). This paper introduces a new LPS formula implemented in a DA study involving Pakistani learners of L2 Chinese. Learners were randomly assigned to a control or experimental…
Descriptors: Chinese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Evaluation Methods
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Alessio Massa – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2024
The aim of this work is to investigate and describe the teaching methods in the field of the German language that emphasize cooperation and interaction, demonstrating how participants in a case study benefit from these approaches, ultimately enhancing their linguistic skills. The initial section of this paper will establish a theoretical framework…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, German, Teaching Methods
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Nikolay Slavkov – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, 2023
Linguistic risks are situations in which learners are pushed out of their comfort zone to use the target language in meaningful and authentic settings. This article outlines a novel pedagogical and research approach to language learning through linguistic risk-taking. I review the construct of linguistic risk from interdisciplinary perspectives…
Descriptors: Risk, Language Usage, French, Second Language Learning
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