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Tareen, Hashmatullah; Haand, Mohammad Tahir; Muhammadi, Attaullah; Zhang, BaoHui – Issues in Educational Research, 2023
The concept of self-regulated learning in the field of educational psychology has been developed to comprehend how students learn autonomously. Motivation is a pivotal factor in learners' academic outcomes, and its connection with self-regulated learning is extensive. While self-regulated learning and motivational beliefs are both believed to play…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Independent Study, Educational Psychology, Student Motivation
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Yuh-Show Cheng – Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 2024
Purpose: Given the research gaps identified in a literature review, this study aims to uncover how the intensity of learners' motivational behavior and its predictors vary with grade level. Methodology: A large-scale survey was conducted to examine motivational behavior and its predictors among EFL learners across three education levels and ten…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Predictor Variables, Elementary School Students, Junior High School Students
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Valizadeh, Mohammadreza – Shanlax International Journal of Education, 2021
This study investigated the level of self-efficacy beliefs of Turkish university learners who majored in English. Moreover, the effects of demographic factors of gender, grade level, types of initial motivation to enter a university, and living circumstances on participants' self-efficacy levels were explored. The participants were 301…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Majors (Students)
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Deckner, Sebastian Ephraim – Language Learning Journal, 2019
This article presents selected findings from a study of the motivation of UK school pupils to learn a modern foreign language. The study involved 345 year 7 pupils (i.e. 11-12-year-old children) learning either French or German in a large inner-city school based in an urban area in central England. Anecdotal evidence suggested a widespread…
Descriptors: Evidence, Student Motivation, Second Language Learning, Secondary School Students
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Ahmetovic, Emnijeta; Becirovic, Senad; Dubravac, Vildana – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2020
The aim of this study was to examine foreign language classroom anxiety and motivation to speak in English as a foreign language with respect to gender and grade level as well as their effects on students' EFL performance. The research sample comprised 160 (middle and high school) students. Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) and the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Gender Differences, Instructional Program Divisions
Dernorsek, Cheryl – 1973
Student attitudes toward foreign language instruction are examined by means of an overview of 12 surveys conducted at high schools and colleges across the U.S. Findings indicate that students who are unsatisfied with their progress in learning a foreign language may have set unrealistic goals for themselves at the outset. Often they feel they are…
Descriptors: Instructional Improvement, Instructional Program Divisions, Language Instruction, Modern Languages
Kaub, Shirley Jane; And Others – 1972
This illustrated booklet on career opportunities requiring proficiency in a second language is intended primarily for students in elementary and secondary schools. Cartoon figures clarify the statistical information and help the student understand the many and varied kinds of vocational careers available. Teachers will find this a helpful…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Guidance, Caricatures, Cartoons
Bunge, Gerard – 1971
This brochure for parents and prospective students of French points out career opportunities available to qualified speakers of French. Suggestions concerning student eligibility and the time requirements of language programs are also offered. (RL)
Descriptors: Educational Counseling, French, Guidelines, Instructional Program Divisions
Crean, John E., Jr. – 1971
Suggestions for improving undergraduate language texts focus on four areas of concern. The author recommends that: (1) texts carefully delimit and objectively specify their scope, (2) writing be personalized, (3) materials be contextually exciting and challenging, and (4) objectives be "goal-oriented." (RL)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Instructional Materials, Instructional Program Divisions, Language Instruction
National Association of Independent Schools, Boston, MA. – 1973
This guide for teachers of German at independent schools is a result of a collective effort of a number of experienced German teachers during the year 1973. It is directed mainly toward the new teacher as a quick source of reference for all aspects of instruction of German at the secondary level. Contents include: (1) "Why Study German?," (2)…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, German, Instructional Materials, Instructional Program Divisions
Wilke, Gerhard M. – 1971
A rationale for the study of second languages focuses on problems encountered in communication which impede the development of interpersonal and international understanding. Difficulties caused by faulty translation, word order, stress, juncture, and intonation are illustrated. As a means of maintaining interest in second language learning, the…
Descriptors: Cultural Activities, Cultural Education, Educational Objectives, Instructional Program Divisions
Warriner, Helen – Public Education in Virginia, 1972
An attitudinal survey of students enrolled in second language programs in Virginia public schools is reported in this article. Discussion of the results indicates several areas in which language teachers could work toward the improvement of student attitudes and motivation. A principal reason for not continuing with a language program is noted to…
Descriptors: Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research, Instructional Program Divisions
Illinois State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Springfield. – 1972
Attempting to discredit the widely held myth that the study of foreign languages serves only the interests of the college-bound student, this study describes a survey on the status of foreign language study in Illinois and proposes a new rationale for the study of foreign languages which would benefit the majority of students in American schools.…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Educational Theories
Wilson, Virginia; Wattenmaker, Beverly – 1971
Learning theories proposed by William Glasser in his text, "Schools without Failure," were implemented in an individualized language instruction program in a small high school in northern Ohio. The theory suggests that the success factor is far more significant than the failure factor in developing learning motivation. The belief that individuals…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Instructional Program Divisions, Language Instruction, Modern Languages
Riddy, D. C. – Les Langues Modernes, 1966
A brief review of language instruction in primary, secondary, and preparatory schools; colleges of education; and universities is developed in this article. General commentary concerning the outgrowth of the "language revolution", recognition of the importance of modern language study, extended teaching programs, new teaching…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Schools, Instructional Program Divisions, Language Instruction
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