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Sara Saez-Fajardo – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2025
This project studies how Spanish-Catalan early bilinguals use language learning strategies (LLS) differently depending on their order of language acquisition when they are learning French as an L4. Considering that the use of LLS has been pointed out as a sign of successful language learning, the study inquires whether being a simultaneous…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Spanish, Learning Strategies, High School Students
Isbell, Daniel R.; Crowther, Dustin – Applied Linguistics, 2023
As the global importance of English and its proportion of non-native speakers have continued to grow, research on Global Englishes has prioritized non-native speakers' changing attitudes toward non-native varieties. To investigate changes in attitudes among 'Inner Circle' English speakers, we conceptually replicated Lindemann's (2005) survey of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Variation, Undergraduate Students
Eileen Sadowsky; Stacey Steggert – Journal of Jewish Education, 2024
This practitioner study was undertaken by a teacher and an education director in response to observations that changes made to the structure of a Reform Congregation's education program resulted in substantial positive feedback from stakeholders. Through student interviews and subsequent data analysis, practitioners identified important elements…
Descriptors: Supplementary Education, Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Educational Environment
Thi Thanh Huyen Phan; Sang Truong Huynh – Educational Process: International Journal, 2025
Background/purpose: Learner autonomy has been a burgeoning interest among language researchers and practitioners. Given extensive research into the construct, it remains necessary to explore it from a wider context. This study thus aims to investigate the perceptions of autonomy in English language learning among English major students at a…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Majors (Students)
Daggöl, Gökçe Dislen – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2023
As both a lifelong move and component of formal education, language learning could be accompanied with educational stress. However, although debilitating in nature, stress especially if it is at optimal levels could have a facilitating role in keeping students persistent in their learning process. Thus, the present inquiry aimed to shed light on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Stress Variables
Chayaporn Kaoropthai – Educational Studies, 2024
This study modified the dualistic model of passion, adding composite passion and general passion. The study aimed to determine the levels of passion for learning English of English majors, affirm whether passion for learning English changes over the course of time, and investigate to what extent passion for learning English can predict English…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Psychological Patterns, English (Second Language), Majors (Students)
Murshida Parvin; Muneera Muftah – Open Education Studies, 2025
Task-based language teaching (TBLT) is widely recognized as an effective approach for developing second language (L2) learners' English skills. However, its success often depends on the teacher's ability to design engaging tasks and dynamic learning platforms that foster active participation. While previous studies highlight the importance of…
Descriptors: Age Groups, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Technology Integration
Tosuncuoglu, Irfan – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2022
The twenty first century is the age when the interaction among human beings increases rapidly along with developing and changing societies. In addition to this, establishing interaction with other people brings along the notion of competition. Anxiety is a term which leads to various results among the individuals depending on the occasion. It can…
Descriptors: Anxiety, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries
Nahid Soltanian; Zargham Ghapanchi – MEXTESOL Journal, 2024
Unlike communities of practice, previous studies on imagined communities of practice are scarce, yet enlightening. The present research was conducted in an English as a foreign language (EFL) context in order to provide more insight into how language learners perceive their imagined communities (ICs). It was based on Norton's (2000; 2001)…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Li Zhou; Katja Lochtman; Yiheng Xi – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2024
Recent evidence suggests that Chinese foreign language (FL) learners' positive emotional experiences are conveyed not only by the prevalent emotion of foreign language enjoyment (FLE), but also by the culture-specific emotion of foreign language peace of mind (FLPOM) which describes an inner state of peace and harmony. This study seeks to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Ju Seong Lee; Ming Ming Chiu – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2024
This study investigates whether demographics, L2 enjoyment, L2 anxiety, psychological well-being, or informal digital learning of English (IDLE) affect willingness to communicate in L2 (L2 WTC) at trait or state levels. Across two weeks, 16 Hong Kong EFL students completed pre-and post-trait-level surveys and generated 1,120 state-level responses…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, College Graduates, English (Second Language)
Yu, Shulin; Jiang, Lianjiang; Liu, Chunhong; Zhou, Nan – Educational Psychology, 2022
While the importance of motivation and engagement in L2 writing in higher education is well documented, research on L2 secondary students' English writing motivation and engagement remains scanty. This study used the adapted English Writing Motivation and Engagement Scale for High School (EW-MES-HS) and explored Chinese secondary students'…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Writing (Composition)
Yetkin, Ramazan; Özer, Zekiye – Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture, 2022
Individual differences in language learning have been under close scrutiny for several decades. However, there seems to be research ground to be filled in with new research to understand how and to what extent these differences relate to/effect language learning process. Both foreign language classroom anxiety (FLCA) and second language…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Secondary School Students
Miroslaw Pawlak; Kata Csizér; Mariusz Kruk; Joanna Zawodniak – Language Teaching Research, 2025
Grit is among the individual difference (ID) variables that have recently come to the attention of researchers investigating second language acquisition. While some empirical evidence has been accumulated, it is clearly scant and limited, also because of the fact that many studies have looked into domain-general grit rather than this attribute as…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Barber, Jared David – International Journal on Social and Education Sciences, 2023
The learning of a second language is distinct from other types of learning, and involves a complex interplay of cognitive, affective, motivational, and emotional factors. Two important factors are language mindsets, the beliefs that learners hold regarding their language learning ability, and foreign language anxiety, the language…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Anxiety, Correlation