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Yang, Shanshan; Azari Noughabi, Mostafa; Botes, Elouise; Dewaele, Jean-Marc – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
Research on learners' foreign language emotions has revealed the existence of a positive feedback loop where increased enjoyment leads to better performance which, in turn, strengthens learners' enjoyment and boosts overall happiness. The current study follows this avenue focusing on teachers' foreign language teaching enjoyment (FLTE) and its…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Laura Gurzynski-Weiss; Madison Wray; Mackenzie Coulter-Kern; Johana Bernardo – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2024
Spanish is the second most spoken language in the United States and the most taught additional language (L2) in elementary-level schools. However, the amount and type of access differs according to the resources available. Rural settings, which comprise a third of all schools in the US, often have fewer resources and support for the development…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Rural Schools, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Sarah Mercer; Miroslaw Pawlak – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2024
Teacher professional development (PD) has been shown to have numerous benefits, such as greater self-efficacy, higher motivation, and enhanced wellbeing (e.g., Kimura, 2014; Polin, 2023; Wang & Chen, 2022), and teaching additional languages is certainly no exception. However, the extent to which teachers are willing and able to engage in PD…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teacher Attitudes
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Banegas, Darío Luis; Lowe, Robert J. – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
There has been much research on the connections between second language (L2) writing and learner motivation. However, few studies have focused on contexts in which L2 learning is mandatory, rather than elective. This technical action research-based study evaluated a project in which teenage learners in Argentina were engaged in creative writing…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Writing for Publication, Action Research, Student Motivation
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Ma, Maggie; Bui, Gavin – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
Teacher conceptions of assessment influence their implementation of learning-focused assessment initiatives as advocated in many educational policy documents. This mixed-methods study investigated Chinese secondary school teachers' conceptions of L2 assessment in the context of an exam-oriented educational system which emphasizes English grammar,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Izquierdo, Jesús; Aquino Zúñiga, Silvia Patricia; García Martínez, Verónica – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
In many countries, English as a foreign/second language (L2) teaching has become compulsory in urban and rural public schools. In rural areas, the challenges for the implementation of this state-sanctioned policy have been explored among L2 teaching specialists. However, this mixed-methods study considered a different teacher group and examined…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)
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Yang, Xiaowan; Wyatt, Mark – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
While it is increasingly recognized that teachers have a crucial role to play in motivating learners, language teacher cognition research that focuses on beliefs about second language (L2) learner motivation and motivational practices is still rare, particularly in English for specific purposes (ESP) settings in Asia. Furthermore, much of what is…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Calafato, Raees – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
To boost the foreign language learning process, language teachers need to know how to implement a multilingual pedagogy, that is, they should be able to draw on their and their students' knowledge of other languages during lessons. This qualitative study explored the extent to which 21 foreign language teachers in Norwegian and Russian…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Multilingualism, Language Teachers
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Mohammadabadi, Alireza Mohammadzadeh; Ketabi, Saeed; Nejadansari, Dariush – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2019
Learning about language teacher cognition (LTC) is useful for understanding how language teachers act in the classroom. Employing an ecological framework, this study aimed to explore the factors influencing language teachers' LTCs at different levels. To this end, qualitative data using semi-structured interviews and observation were collected…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Educational Resources, Educational Facilities, Teacher Attitudes
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Briggs, Jessica G.; Dearden, Julie; Macaro, Ernesto – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2018
Learning content through the medium of a second language is a form of education which is growing rapidly in both secondary and tertiary educational phases. Yet, although considerable research now exists on these phases of education viewed separately, virtually no comparisons have been made between the two phases. This study compared beliefs about…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language of Instruction, Teacher Attitudes, Secondary School Teachers
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Sampson, Richard J. – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2016
This paper presents an exploratory case study of the classroom motivational dynamics of an English as a foreign language (EFL) teacher at a Japanese technology college. The article examines how motivation evolved in-context over various timescales through interactions with affect and identity. An introspective research journal generated rich,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Teacher Motivation, Qualitative Research
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Cohen, Andrew D. – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2016
The paper focuses on how nonnative teachers of a target language (NNTs) deal with pragmatics in their classes. It starts with a discussion of what pragmatics entails. Next, issues relating to the teaching of pragmatics are identified, such as the language background of the teacher, comparisons between second- (L2) and foreign-language (FL)…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Pragmatics, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Botturi, Luca; Kappler, Daniela; Negrini, Lucio – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2018
This article presents the design, implementation and outcomes of AlpConnectar, a Swiss project that exploits technologies for digitally-supported language exchange (LE) in primary schools. Launched in 2013, the project involves three Swiss cantons where different languages are spoken (namely German, French and Italian) and respectively taught as…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Information Technology
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Pavelescu, Liana Maria; Petric, Bojana – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2018
This study explores the foreign language learning emotions of four EFL adolescent students in Romania and the ways in which their emotions emerge in their sociocultural context. Multiple qualitative methods were employed over a school semester, including a written task, semi-structured interviews with the learners and their teachers, lesson…
Descriptors: Case Studies, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Fu, Tingfeng; Nassaji, Hossein – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2016
The role of corrective feedback in second language classrooms has received considerable research attention in the past few decades. However, most of this research has been conducted in English-teaching settings, either ESL or EFL. This study examined teacher feedback, learner uptake as well as learner and teacher perception of feedback in an adult…
Descriptors: Error Correction, Feedback (Response), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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