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Mindsets Matter for Linguistic Minority Students: Growth Mindsets Foster Greater Perceived Proficiency, Especially for Newcomers
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Lou, Nigel Mantou; Noels, Kimberly A. – Modern Language Journal, 2020
Growth language mindsets (i.e., beliefs that language ability can be improved) are found to sustain learners' motivation and resilience in challenging situations. Considering that migrants who are speakers of languages other than the dominant ones often face challenging daily communications, we examined important but understudied questions of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Foreign Students, Student Attitudes
The Effect of Perception of Teacher Characteristics on Spanish EFL Learners' Anxiety and Enjoyment
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Dewaele, Jean-Marc; Magdalena, Andrea Franco; Saito, Kazuya – Modern Language Journal, 2019
The present study explores the relationship between Foreign Language Enjoyment (FLE) and Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety (FLCA) and a number of teacher-centered variables within the Spanish classroom context. Participants were 210 former and current learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) from all over Spain who filled out an online…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Teacher Characteristics
Motivation, Comprehensibility, and Accentedness in L2 Spanish: Investigating Motivation as a Time-Varying Predictor of Pronunciation Development
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Nagle, Charles – Modern Language Journal, 2018
This study examined relationships between language learning motivation and the longitudinal development of second language (L2) pronunciation. Twenty-six English-speaking learners of Spanish recorded a simplified picture description task 5 times over a year-long period spanning their 2nd, 3rd, and 4th semesters of Spanish language instruction.…
Descriptors: Spanish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Pronunciation
"Flipping" Lessons in a Multi-Section Spanish Course: Implications for Assigning Explicit Grammar Instruction Outside of the Classroom
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Moranski, Kara; Kim, Frederic – Modern Language Journal, 2016
Flipped or inverted classroom (IC) models are promising for foreign language instruction in that they appear to promote well-regarded practices that bridge both sociocultural and cognitive theoretical frameworks, such as allowing for higher degrees of learner agency and facilitating deeper levels of processing. To date, the majority of work on IC…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Spanish, Second Language Instruction
The L2 Motivational Self System and L2 Achievement: A Study of Saudi EFL Learners
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Moskovsky, Christo; Assulaimani, Turki; Racheva, Silvia; Harkins, Jean – Modern Language Journal, 2016
The research reported in this article explores the relationship between Dörnyei's (2005, 2009) Second Language Motivational Self System (L2MSS) and the L2 proficiency level of Saudi learners of English as a foreign language (EFL). Male and female participants (N = 360) responded to a questionnaire relating to the main components of L2MSS, the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Correlation, Academic Achievement, Predictor Variables
Perceptions, Attitudes, and Choosing to Study Foreign Languages in England: An Experimental Intervention
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Taylor, Florentina; Marsden, Emma J. – Modern Language Journal, 2014
The declining interest in foreign languages in English-speaking countries has been attributed to negative societal attitudes and specific pupil attitudes and perceptions. While various initiatives have aimed to encourage language study, little research has systematically documented the relationship among perceptions, attitudes, and actually opting…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Second Language Learning, Student Attitudes
The Unchanging American Capacity in Languages Other than English: Speaking and Learning Languages Other than English, 2000-2008
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Rivers, William P.; Robinson, John P. – Modern Language Journal, 2012
We present results of 2006 and 2008 replications of the 2000 General Social Survey (GSS), which included nine questions on languages other than English (LOEs) spoken (Robinson, Rivers, & Brecht, 2006). In 2000, 26% claimed they could speak another language, with 10% saying they could speak it "very well." In 2000, foreign language…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Student Attitudes, National Security, Second Language Learning