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Sampson, Richard James; Yoshida, Reiko – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
Purpose: Communication technology is used in diverse ways in our everyday lives. This research aims to fill a gap in research into L2 learner psychology connected with using online communication tools such as messaging platforms. Approach: The article focuses on practitioner research into feelings experienced during online L2 text chat. Twenty-one…
Descriptors: Interaction, Computer Mediated Communication, Intercultural Communication, Japanese
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Gallardo, Matilde; Heiser, Sarah; Arias McLaughlin, Ximena – Language Learning Journal, 2017
This paper analyses teachers' engagement with collaborative and open educational practices to develop their pedagogical expertise in the field of modern language (ML) learning and specific learning difficulties (SpLD). The study analyses the findings of a staff development initiative at the Department of Languages, Open University, UK, in 2013,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Problems
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Negueruela-Azarola, Eduardo – Language Awareness, 2011
This narrative interview study of a Spanish learner documents and explains apparent contradictions in a student's story when reporting on why she continues to take Spanish even when she does not like it or perform well in foreign language courses. A dialectical approach to human activity based on sociocultural theory is used to make sense of her…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Learning Motivation, Interviews