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Ashraf, Hamid; Kafi, Zahra H. – Journal on English Language Teaching, 2017
The present study aimed at investigating the relationship between Iranian EFL, English as a foreign language, male and female instructors' philosophy of education and their professional development to see whether there is any significant relation between the type of philosophy of education that teachers hold and their professional development. It…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
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Amiryousefi, Mohammad – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2018
This study investigated how well interest and motives to communicate with the instructor (MCI) predict L2 willingness to communicate (WTC) and L2 speaking among English as a foreign language (EFL) learners, and tested whether these variables predict L2 WTC and speaking differently across different age and sex groups. It also examined whether there…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Prediction
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Saboori, Fahime; Pishghadam, Reza – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2016
The aim of the present study was to explore burnout among Iranian English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers within Hofstede's cultural framework. To this end, first multiple correspondence analysis was run, and the results of which revealed a significant relationship between the cultural dimensions and the burnout components. Next, multiple…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Burnout, Language Teachers, English (Second Language)
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Sabet, Masoud Khalili; Kiaee, Marjan Mesbah – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2016
With developments in psychology and cognitive sciences in recent years, the significance of individual differences in L2 pedagogy has been highlighted. One of the outcomes of attending to individual differences is the increased attention to the concept of multiple intelligences and its relationship with language learning and different skills…
Descriptors: Correlation, Multiple Intelligences, Reading Comprehension, Second Language Learning
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Ahåt, Rayhangül – English Language Teaching, 2013
Gender is considered as one of the important variables that effects learner motivation in second or foreign language acquisition. It is also believed that learner motivation has an impact on learner performance as well. Using the expectancy-value theory model of achievement motivation, this study aimed at exploring (1) the impact of gender…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Gender Differences, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Bell, Sherry Mee; McCallum, R. Steve – International Education, 2012
Relationships between foreign language learning and four characteristics--anxiety, aptitude, attitudes and attributions for success--were investigated for 95 students enrolled in introductory level Spanish classes at a large, southeastern university in the United States. Examination grades resulted in significantly positive correlation with an…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, Language Aptitude, Learning Disabilities
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Runo, Mary; Kargu, Geoffrey; Mugo, John K. – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2010
The study aimed at finding out whether teachers can identify the courses of reading disabilities in learners. It intended to establish whether teachers have adequate knowledge of identifying learners with reading disabilities, determine the proportion of non-readers in grade five. It also investigated the existing methods and materials teachers…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Questionnaires, Interviews, Foreign Countries