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Dooly, Melinda; Thrasher, Tricia; Sadler, Randall – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2023
Recently, immersive virtual reality (VR) environments for language learning have garnered interest from researchers and practitioners alike, based on their realistic imitations of environments where target languages might be used for "authentic-like" interactions (with other learners, bots and avatars). However, the majority of research…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Learning Experience, Computer Simulation, Student Attitudes
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Arslan, Tugba; Çiftçi, Hatime – TESOL Journal, 2021
Investigating the foreign and second language (L2) motivational self system (L2MSS) of Turkish sixth graders, this study reports relationships among three components (ideal L2 self, ought-to L2 self, and L2 learning experience) of the L2MSS and the variables of school type (public and private), gender, and intended effort. Data were collected from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Student Motivation
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Pladevall-Ballester, Elisabet – Language Teaching Research, 2019
Content and language integrated learning (CLIL) is often introduced in school settings in an attempt to increase exposure to the foreign language (FL) and promote motivation and positive language attitudes. The present study examines how language learning motivation develops over the course of two academic years in two types of instruction setting…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Positive Attitudes, Student Attitudes
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Lassila, Erkki T.; Ahn, Ruth – International Journal of Teacher Leadership, 2022
This case study examines four Japanese pre-service teachers' (PST's) experience of learning Bob Moses' student-centered pedagogical framework (Moses & Cobb, 2001) in the context of teaching English as a foreign language, a subject arguably the most difficult for both Japanese students and teachers. The framework is most effective when used to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Teaching Methods
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Muñoz, Carmen – Language Awareness, 2014
The present study explores young learners' awareness of foreign language learning and of their learning conditions. The participants were 76 Catalan-Spanish children who were learning English at primary school. Both cross-sectional and longitudinal data were collected by means of two different interviews that contained questions related to pupils'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Metalinguistics, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Aguirre-Munoz, Zenaida; Boscardin, Christy Kim – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2008
This investigation examined the impact of opportunity to learn content and skills targeted by a writing assessment on the achievement of English learners (ELs), including the potential for differential impact of increased exposure to literary analysis and writing instruction. Results revealed several factors contributing to students' writing…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Writing Tests, Second Language Learning, Writing Instruction