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Neff, Peter; Dewaele, Jean-Marc – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
Humor can provide a multitude of benefits for language learners, including improvement of classroom atmosphere (Dewaele et al. 2018) and a reduction of anxiety (Tarone 2000). Moreover, the integration of humor into language lessons has been strongly endorsed by both students and instructors (Askildson 2005; Azizinezhad and Hashemi 2011). What is…
Descriptors: Humor, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, Psychological Patterns
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Hsieh-Jun Chen – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2024
Purpose: Despite the acknowledged benefits of digital storytelling in fostering language development, investigations into its cognitive and affective dimensions in English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) education, especially concerning high and low achievers, have been scarce. This study, therefore, aimed to scrutinize the effects of multimodal…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Educational Technology, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Zarrinabadi, Nourollah; Rezazadeh, Mohsen; Karimi, Mina; Lou, Nigel Mantou – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2022
We argue that growth (vs. fixed) mindsets are important for positive emotions and self-development because growth mindsets can foster adaptability, referring to the ability to adjust oneself in different circumstances. This study examines the role of mindsets in adaptability and whether adaptability, in turn, predicts learning emotions (anxiety…
Descriptors: Positive Attitudes, Beliefs, Adjustment (to Environment), Psychological Patterns
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Juan de Dios Martínez Agudo – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2024
Purpose: Since a thorough understanding of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the teaching profession in general and on TESOL teacher education in particular will take some time, this paper sheds some light on the associated psychological and emotional challenges faced by EFL student teachers in learning to teach in a practicum setting under…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, COVID-19, Pandemics, Language Teachers
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Yesilçinar, S.; Erdemir, N. – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
Purpose: Learners' emotions are crucial because they contribute to learners' being active and their achievement in foreign language learning. Considering the importance of emotions, this study aimed to measure both foreign language enjoyment and anxiety and determine the underlying of these emotions. Design/methodology/approach: A mixed-methods…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Psychological Patterns
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Myhre, Tone Stuler; Dewaele, Jean-Marc; Fiskum, Tove Anita; Holand, Anna Marie – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
Purpose: The aim of this study is to explore how outdoor education can influence foreign language anxiety (FLA) and foreign language enjoyment (FLE) when young teenagers are learning a foreign language (FL). We applied a dynamic perspective to investigate if using English in an outdoor context would reduce FLA and boost FLE, leading to a stronger…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Outdoor Education, Anxiety
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Weimei Li; Xiuwen Chen; Lihe Huang – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2024
Purpose: Despite the increasing use of technology-driven multimodal pedagogies in second-language writing education, there is a dearth of studies investigating the value and design of multimodal text feedback. Based on Chong's (Chong, S. W. 2019. "College Students' Perception of e-Feedback: A Grounded Theory Perspective."…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Writing Instruction, Educational Technology, Feedback (Response)