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Moskovsky, Christo; Alrabai, Fakieh; Paolini, Stefania; Ratcheva, Silvia – Language Learning, 2013
While consensus exists about the critical role of learners’ motivation in second language acquisition, controlled investigations of the effects of teachers’ motivational strategies are limited. The research reported here used a quasi-experimental design to assess the effects of motivational strategies used by Saudi English as a foreign language…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Motivation, Motivation Techniques, Second Language Learning
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Papi, Mostafa; Abdollahzadeh, Esmaeel – Language Learning, 2012
The present study aims to provide observational evidence on the relationship between teachers' use of motivational strategies and students' motivated behavior in the English as a foreign language (EFL) context of Iran. To this end, 741 male learners of English from 26 secondary school classes taught by 17 teachers participated in the study. The…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Observation, Motivation Techniques, Academic Achievement
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LaForge, Paul G. – Language Learning, 1971
Descriptors: Behavioral Sciences, Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, Learning Theories