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Kawita Sarwari – Cogent Education, 2024
Recognizing the importance of students' attitudes in enhancing their academic achievements, this qualitative study aimed to examine the role of second language (L2) willingness to communicate (WTC) in students' English language achievements. The data were collected through semi-structured face-to-face interviews with 11 Afghan English as a Foreign…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Language Teachers, English (Second Language)
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Dery Tria Agustin; Thi Kim Anh Dang; Janet Scull – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2025
Teachers' English language ideologies play a crucial role in English language education reforms. It is important to understand how their ideologies evolve outside and inside the classroom. This paper explores how micro-level factors shape teachers' English-only ideology, encompassing both their beliefs and their associated pedagogical practices.…
Descriptors: Language Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Educational Change
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Sugene Kim – Language Awareness, 2025
This study employed a mixed-methods approach to explore the attitudes of second language (L2) learners and L2 teachers toward the use of learners' first language (L1) in L2 classrooms. Interview data were collected from Japanese college students (n = 91) and their English teachers (n = 9) to identify salient themes related to the reasons for…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Native Language, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Mintra Puripunyavanich – rEFLections, 2025
This study explored English reading instruction in foundation courses for non-English major undergraduates in Thai universities. 163 teachers completed an online questionnaire and eight teachers participated in semi-structured online interviews. Key findings revealed that building reading comprehension, teaching reading strategies, and building…
Descriptors: Nonmajors, Undergraduate Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Mustapha Mourchid – Online Submission, 2025
Today's changing sociolinguistic reality of English calls for a shift in paradigm in the field of English language teaching. Therefore, this study aims to examine Moroccan EFL learners' (MEFLLs) attitudes towards World Englishes (WE) and native and non-native English-speaking teachers (NESTs & non-NESTs). Firstly, building on the assumption…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Student Attitudes
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Seyyed-Abdolhamid Mirhosseini; Mahtab Janfada; Leila Iranmanesh – Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 2025
Language tests, including international high-stakes English proficiency tests widely used around the world, are to be viewed as ideological constructs connected with power relations and center-periphery demarcations at different social levels. In this paper, we examine the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) as an instance of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Jinghan Sun – SAGE Open, 2024
This paper aims to report on Chinese college students' emotions in English as a foreign language (EFL) speaking classrooms, including the trajectory of their emotions, and their perceived impacts of these emotions on their performances in class. Through conducting a case study among 12 Chinese college students and qualitatively analyzing the…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Stephanie Kinzie – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2023
The field of language instruction is crucial in Canada, given the number of newcomers seeking to improve their English (or French) language skills after arrival. For those who plan to enter post-secondary education but do not meet required language proficiency scores, English for Academic Purposes (EAP) programs provide opportunities to strengthen…
Descriptors: Language Attitudes, English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Yukako Otsuki – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study explores reflective practice of Japanese elementary school teachers in teaching English. In Japan, English education is new in elementary schools as it started to be taught as a formal subject since 2020. Therefore, elementary school teachers are still not confident with teaching English to children and need to be established a solid…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Koen Van Gorp; Emily Heidrich Uebel; Felix A. Kronenberg; Dianna Murphy – Foreign Language Annals, 2024
This study examines the value undergraduate students (n = 4458) place on proficiency in languages other than English (LOTEs) in terms of their personal interests, major(s), and career plans. Combining quantitative and qualitative analyses of large-scale survey data, the study further explores the reasons students outline for (not) enrolling in…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Majors (Students)
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Kwanchanok Nusong; Sasa Watanapokakul – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2025
With the rapid advancement of technology and the need for flexible learning solutions, educational institutions are integrating more and more digital components into their curricula. Blended learning (BL) has emerged as a promising approach, combining the strengths of traditional classroom instruction with the advantages of online learning. This…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students
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Santiago-Garabieta, Maite; García-Carrión, Rocío; Villardón-Gallego, Lourdes – International Journal of Educational Psychology, 2022
Over the last decades, many efforts have been made to establish the Basque minority language as a normalized language in the Basque Country. Research has shown that language use, language proficiency and attitudes towards language are closely associated. Likewise, the benefit of interactive learning environments for improving language proficiency…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes, Language Minorities, Languages
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Saeedeh Torabi – Anatolian Journal of Education, 2024
This study investigated the contributions of flipped and blended teaching to EFL learners' pragmatic awareness. The participants were 90 Iranian intermediate female EFL learners in six intact classes divided into three 30-member groups each comprising two classes (i.e., two experimental and one control group). A Preliminary English Test (PET) was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Jeongyong Yoon; Unkyoung Maeng – English Teaching, 2024
This study investigated the relationship between changes in language learning beliefs and English proficiency among 41 Korean university students who participated in a short-term English program. Participants' beliefs were assessed using the Beliefs About Language Learning Inventory (BALLI), and their proficiency was measured using the Test of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Business Education, Undergraduate Students, English (Second Language)
Santosh Kumar Biswa – Online Submission, 2023
Developing spoken English abilities is of utmost importance for students of Damphu Central School (DCS). By researching the current curriculum, its effectiveness in improving spoken English, and the primary factors of the students' proficiency, the goals of this study were to provide significant recommendations for developing the English language…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Grammar
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