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Antecedents of Pleasant and Unpleasant Emotions of EFL Teachers Using an Appraisal-Theoretical Framework
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Khajavy, Gholam Hassan; Ghonsooly, Behzad; Fatemi, Azar Hosseini; Frenzel, Anne C. – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2018
Drawing upon appraisal-theoretical framework (Frenzel, 2014), this study aimed at examining the antecedents of pleasant and unpleasant emotions experienced by English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers in Iran. Results of semi-structured interviews with eleven EFL teachers teaching in private language institutes showed that positive interaction…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Emotional Response
A Mixed Methods Analysis of the Effect of Google Docs Environment on EFL Learners' Writing Performance and Causal Attributions for Success and Failure
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Seyyedrezaie, Zari Sadat; Ghonsooly, Behzad; Shahriari, Hesamoddin; Fatemi, Hazar Hosseini – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2016
This study investigated the effect of writing process in Google Docs environment on Iranian EFL learners' writing performance. It also examined students' perceptions towards the effects of Google Docs and their perceived causes of success or failure in writing performance. In this regard, 48 EFL students were chosen based on their IELTs writing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Writing Achievement
A Mixed-Methods Approach to Demotivating Factors among Iranian EFL Learners
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Ghonsooly, Behzad; Hassanzadeh, Tahereh; Samavarchi, Laila; Hamedi, Seyyedeh Mina – Issues in Educational Research, 2017
This study used a mixed-methods approach to investigate Iranian EFL learners' attitudes towards demotivating factors which may hinder their success in a language learning course. In the quantitative phase, a sample of 337 undergraduate students from universities in Mashhad, Yazd and Gonabad completed a 34-item questionnaire. They also completed…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Factor Analysis, Semi Structured Interviews, English (Second Language)