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Mohammadi, Moloud; Abbasian, Gholam-Reza; Siyyari, Masood – Language Testing in Asia, 2022
Thinking has always been an integral part of human life, and it can be said that whenever humanity has been thinking, it has been practicing a kind of criticizing the issues around. This is the concept of critical thinking that enhances the ability of individuals to identify problems and find solutions. Most previous research has focused on only…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Aldosari, Mubarak; Heydarnejad, Tahereh; Hashemifardnia, Arash; Abdalgane, Mohammed – Language Testing in Asia, 2023
Self-assessment and reflective thinking (RT) can arm learners to monitor and evaluate their learning progress. Despite the long history of the core of self-assessment (CSA) and RT, little is known about how they may contribute to learner enjoyment (LE) and learner immunity (LI). Therefore, the current research attempted to propose a model to…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Individuals), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Reflection
Fakieh Alrabai – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
This study utilises a holistic approach of positive psychology (PP) in the second language acquisition (SLA) domain to test a model of willingness to communicate in English language (L2WTC) among 328 Saudi learners. The model examines how potential connections among learners' negative emotions (anxiety and boredom), positive emotions (enjoyment…
Descriptors: Correlation, Student Attitudes, Student Participation, English (Second Language)
Alamer, Abdullah; Alsagoafi, Ahmad – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
Language students apply different strategies to learn a second language (L2), especially when they want to attain proficiency in reading. The aim of the present study was to revisit the validity of the "Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies Inventory" (MARSI-R) among Saudi students using a new statistical method of confirmatory…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Kalantarypour, Mahsa; Modirkhamene, Sima – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2021
The capability of choosing appropriate coping strategies while attempting to manage classroom context seems to determine learning satisfaction ratings and, therefore, achievement by university learners. However, it is still not clear whether coping style (CP) is a strong mediator of classroom management (CM). Additionally, the degree of…
Descriptors: Coping, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Classroom Techniques
Yelgeç, Nihal; Dagyar, Miray – International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 2020
This study aims to investigate the impact of metacognitive awareness and self-efficacy beliefs of middle school students on their level of foreign language learning anxiety by using structural equation modelling. A total of 285 7th and 8th grade students from a middle school in Turkey during the 2018-2019 academic year were included in the study.…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Middle School Students, Metacognition, Self Efficacy
Hiver, Phil; Al-Hoorie, Ali H. – Language Learning, 2020
Researchers have linked vivid mental imagery, particularly of the self in future states, to many desirable motivational outcomes for language learning. We report a preregistered conceptual replication and extension of You, Dörnyei, and Csizér (2016), who found a central motivational role for vision. We review essential considerations in structural…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Oruç, Eylem; Demirci, Cavide – Online Submission, 2020
The study aims to examine the mediating role of engagement in the relationship between foreign language anxiety and English language achievement. The research design of the study is prediction research design. The participants consisted of 605 English preparatory class students at Foreign Languages Department at university level. Path analysis was…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, College Preparation
Samadi, Linda; Bagheri, Mohammad Sadegh; Sadighi, Firooz; Yarmohammadi, Lotfollah – Cogent Education, 2020
The purpose of this study is twofold. Firstly, to investigate if there are significant relationships between burnout, intention to leave, and job satisfaction among EFL instructors. Secondly, to examine whether job satisfaction mediates the potential relationship between intention to leave and burnout. To this end, 120 EFL instructors selected…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Measures (Individuals), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Ghanizadeh, Afsaneh; Makiabadi, Hossein; Abdi Navokhi, Samaneh – Issues in Educational Research, 2019
Given the prominence of mindfulness in educational settings and the fact that little attention has been given to this concept in foreign language learning, the present study sets out to explore the influence of mindfulness and L2 resilience on Iranian EFL (English as a foreign language) learners' self-fulfilment, and L2 motivation. To meet this…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Predictor Variables
Kim, Kyung Ja; Pae, Tae-Il – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2021
The present study examined the complex structural relationships between the factors that influence L2 writing in more and less cognitively demanding tasks. To this end, 298 10th graders were recruited from a local high school in Korea. Participants completed tasks measuring L1 and L2 writing skills, L2 reading comprehension, L2 proficiency, L2…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Correlation
Griffin, Robert A.; Farran, Lama K.; Mindrila, Diana – Reading Psychology, 2020
This study investigated reading motivation among high school bi/multilingual students whose first language was Spanish. Latinx English Learners (N = 171) from four southeastern, suburban high schools completed the Adolescent Motivation to Read Profile (AMRP; Pitcher et al., 2007), a survey that proposes to measure two dimensions of reading…
Descriptors: Reading Motivation, Bilingualism, Multilingualism, Hispanic American Students
Fallah, Nasser – Educational Psychology, 2017
This study sought to explore the relationship between mindfulness, coping self-efficacy (CSE) and foreign language anxiety (FLA) among a sample of 295 Iranian English as a foreign language (EFL) learners. Further, the capacity of CSE in mediating the relationship between mindfulness and FLA was tested. The participants were administered…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Coping, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Zhang, Dongbo – Applied Linguistics, 2017
This longitudinal study examined the contribution of morphological awareness to English as a Second Language (ESL) reading comprehension. Young Chinese-speaking ESL learners completed twice with a one-year interval the same set of tasks that measured derivational awareness, vocabulary breadth, fluency of reading derived words, and passage…
Descriptors: Morphology (Languages), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Reading Comprehension
Shakeebaee, Golshan; Pishghadam, Reza; Khajavy, Gholam Hassan – International Journal of Instruction, 2017
Given the importance of ethnocentrism in social interactions and its influence on language learning and teaching, the present study intends to explore the possible relationships between using life syllabus and "emotionalization" on ethnocentric views using the foreign language achievement (FLA) scores. To this end, 273 Iranian English…
Descriptors: Ethnocentrism, Second Language Learning, Emotional Response, Second Language Instruction