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Direct linkSerafini, Ellen Johnson – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examined the second language (L2) development of adult learners of Spanish at three levels of proficiency during and after a semester of instruction. A fundamental goal was to identify cognitive and psychosocial individual differences (IDs) that can explain between-learner variation over time in order to expand our understanding of the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Spanish, Language Aptitude, Language Processing
Download full textLin-shuang, Yao; Zi-jiang, Que – Online Submission, 2007
This paper explored the adult student opinions on four types of English classroom activities (language learning; language acquisition; information convey; role play) and the relationship between the fondness degrees and their personality, test performance and motivation. It turned out that the majority of students ranked all classroom activities a…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Student Attitudes, Learning Activities, Adult Students
DuFon, Margaret A., Ed.; Churchill, Eton, Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2006
Examining the overseas experience of language learners in diverse contexts through a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches, studies in this volume look at the acquisition of language use, socialization processes, learner motivation, identity and learning strategies. In this way, the volume offers a privileged window into learner…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Motivation, Study Abroad, Socialization
Peer reviewedDornyei, Zoltan – Language Learning, 1990
Examines the components of motivation in foreign language learning in institutional/academic settings without regular interaction with the target language community. A motivational questionnaire to define the relevance and characteristics of integration and instrumentality in foreign language learning was developed and administered to learners of…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, English (Second Language), Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries
Woodrow, Lindy J. – Modern Language Journal, 2006
This study applies theorizing from educational psychology and language learning to hypothesize a model of language learning that takes into account affect, motivation, and language learning strategies. The study employed a questionnaire to assess variables of motivation, self-efficacy, anxiety, and language learning strategies. The sample…
Descriptors: Models, Second Language Learning, Educational Psychology, Learning Motivation
Dornyei, Zoltan – 2001
This book includes: a theoretical summary of the various facets of motivation, an examination of how the theoretical insights can help classroom practitioners in their everyday teaching practice and practical recommendations on how motivation can be researched and assessed. The following chapters are included: "Main Challenges of Motivation…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Diagrams, English (Second Language), Language Research
