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Li Zhou; Katja Lochtman; Yiheng Xi – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2024
Recent evidence suggests that Chinese foreign language (FL) learners' positive emotional experiences are conveyed not only by the prevalent emotion of foreign language enjoyment (FLE), but also by the culture-specific emotion of foreign language peace of mind (FLPOM) which describes an inner state of peace and harmony. This study seeks to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Nursat Biçer – SAGE Open, 2023
In this study, it was aimed to determine the relationship between self-efficacy and job satisfaction of teachers Turkish teaching as a foreign language. The mixed methods study was used by collecting quantitative and qualitative data from teachers. The study was conducted with 150 Turkish teachers working in different countries. Interviews were…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Teacher Effectiveness, Job Satisfaction, Language Teachers
Fang Huang; Dingyang Peng; Timothy Teo – European Journal of Education, 2025
Contextualised in the AI--supported English-speaking learning, this study examined the roles of AI affordances in influencing EFL learners' emotional, cognitive, and behavioural speaking engagement, and explored the moderating roles of gender and learner types (on-campus vs. on-job) in influencing AI-supported English-speaking engagement. Data…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Hoesny, Mariana Ulfah; Setyosari, Punaji; Praherdhiono, Henry; Suryati, Nunung – Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction, 2023
Self-efficacy in language learning have been attracting interest recently. The construct is said to be a reliable predictor of language performance. This study is aimed at explaining the relationship of self-efficacy and speaking proficiency of male and females. It was administered to investigate whether self-efficacy correlates to speaking…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Correlation
Hajmohammadi, Elmira; Aghayani, Behnam – MEXTESOL Journal, 2022
This study attempted to investigate the relationship between EFL learners' motivation and internal locus of control under the framework of self-determination theory. In addition, the study examined the relation between EFL learners' age and gender regarding their motivation and internal locus of control. To this end, a convenience sample of 115…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Student Motivation, Locus of Control, Self Determination
Motivational Profiles and Their Correlates among Students in Virtual School Foreign Language Courses
Zhang, Yining; Lin, Chin-Hsi – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2020
Motivation is a key factor in predicting K-12 students' online learning success. Drawing on self-determination theory, this study used a person-centered approach to identify the motivational profiles of students taking online high school language courses, and to examine such profiles' relationships to their learning outcomes, genders and reasons…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Online Courses, High School Students, Second Language Instruction
Özer, Zekiye; Altay, Ismail Firat – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2021
This research examines the role of positive and negative emotions in language learning. To this end, enjoyment and anxiety, which are widely studied emotions in language education, were chosen for the current study. A quantitative research design was adopted to provide a deeper understanding of learners' language enjoyment and anxiety levels as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Psychological Patterns
Hu, Hengzhi – Arab World English Journal, 2022
The success of bilingual immersion programmes has promoted the debate about whether learners' first language (L1) should be used in foreign language classrooms. Nevertheless, Content and Language Integrated Learning, a pedagogical approach embedded in the development of multilingualism and multiliteracy theories, has overstepped the monolingual…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Language Usage, English (Second Language), Undergraduate Students
Appel, Christine; Cristòfol Garcia, Blanca – Research-publishing.net, 2020
Due to the increasing use of technology to enhance Foreign Language (FL) education, research on learners' emotions in new learning environments is calling for more attention (Beirne, Mac Lochlainn, Nic Giolla, & Mhichíl, 2018). In this study, we focus on Foreign Language Anxiety (FLA), a debilitating emotion; and e-Tandem learning, a…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Anxiety, Student Attitudes
Becirovic, Senad; Dubravac, Vildana; Brdarevic-Celjo, Amna – SAGE Open, 2022
The importance of applying cooperative learning and aiming toward an increase in motivation to maximize the effectiveness of the learning process has not sparked an intense research interest in the Bosnian EFL context. Thus, the current study, conducted among 211 high-school participants, explores the impact of gender and grade level on students'…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Learning Motivation, Academic Achievement, Learning Processes
Jawad, Ali Hazim – International Journal of Language Testing, 2020
This study aims to explore the attitudes and practices of Iraqi EFL teachers regarding formative assessment (FA). A total of 102 teachers from primary school to university filled in the Arabic version of Teachers' Conceptions and Practices of Formative Assessment Questionnaire. The questionnaire was translated from English into Arabic first and…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Teacher Behavior
Sügümlü, Üzeyir – International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 2022
This study aims to determine the relationship between curriculum literacy and teacher performance among Turkish language teachers. With a quantitative research design, a correlational survey model was utilized for this study. The study was conducted with 200 secondary school Turkish language teachers. This study used the Curriculum Literacy Scale…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Suzani, Samad Mirza – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2018
The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between Iranian EFL Teachers' reflective behavior as well as their gender and their proficiency level. It also aimed to probe sub-scales of teachers' reflectivity as the best predictors of teachers' proficiency to determine whether different aspects of teacher reflectivity, namely, practical,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Reflective Teaching
Katsarou, Eirene – Journal of Education and e-Learning Research, 2021
Low computer anxiety (CA) and high computer self-efficacy (CSE) levels are important affective factors that promote students' academic success in the current digital era. In an effort to understand their role in successful and effective participation in online learning environments for language learning purposes, the study investigated their…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy, Second Language Learning
Sabzehparvar, Alireza – Online Submission, 2021
This research investigated the relationship between reading maturity, reading strategy use, and gender with Iranian EFL undergraduates' reading comprehension. The results revealed that the most preferred strategies were cognitive in nature. Moreover, the Iranian EFL undergraduates were intellectually enriched by most of what they read and enjoy…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction