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Robert Kirkpatrick; Junko Kirkpatrick; Ali Derakhshan – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2024
Given the importance of academic motivation, numerous inquiries have scrutinized the antecedents of this psycho-emotional variable in various educational environments. Nonetheless, the role of students' attitudes in their academic motivation has remained elusive. Put simply, it is unclear whether students' attitudes can make positive changes in…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Elementary School Students
Elvis Nizigama; Ali Mohammad Fazilatfar; Mohammad Javad Rezai – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2024
This mixed methods study compares L2 learning motivation of Burundi simultaneous learners of French, English and Kiswahili, mainly focusing on L2 Motivational Self System (L2MSS). A total of 348 junior high school students participated in a 60-item questionnaire survey, and 12 of those learners participated in a follow-up semi-structured…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Multilingualism
Lee, Ju Seong; Lu, Ying – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2023
This study explores the relationship between the L2 Motivational Self System--namely, the ideal L2 self and the ought-to L2 self--and L2 Willingness to Communicate (L2 WTC) in the classroom (a typical place for English communication among EFL learners) and in the extramural digital setting (an emerging English communication channel increasingly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Self Concept, Learning Motivation
Adrian Leis; Tetsushi Takemori; Keita Abe; Elisa Himori; Rei Suenaga; Kota Umino – Language Teaching Research, 2025
In this study, the authors investigated the attitudes of Japanese junior high school students towards studying English from the perspective of the Self-worth Theory. A total of 383 students aged 12 to 15 years participated in the qualitative study. Students were required to write three essays about how they would react under hypothetical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Van Mensel, Luk; Galand, Benoît – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2023
This longitudinal study assessed the relative importance of second language exposure, motivational and attitudinal factors, and executive functions in predicting receptive vocabulary acquisition in children and adolescents after controlling for background characteristics (socio-economic status, non-verbal intelligence) and prior knowledge. The…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Grade 5, Grade 11
Kühl, Tim; Wohninsland, Patrizia – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
When used in a sensible way, Interactive Whiteboards (IWB) are supposed to motivate and engage students in learning in the classroom. Thereby, they might also stimulate students who are usually more restrained, such as more anxious students. However, the body of research on the impact of IWB lessons is rather small. The present study investigated…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Interactive Video, Bulletin Boards, Vocabulary Development
Tzu-Hua Wang; Yu Sun; Nai-Wen Huang – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2023
This research applied a web-based dynamic assessment system, GPAM-WATA system, to help low English achievers to perform self-directed learning of junior high school English grammar. A quasi-experimental design was adopted. A total of 124 seventh graders from four classes participated in this research. Participants were randomly divided into the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Junior High School Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Jia-Hua Zhao; Patcharin Panjaburee; Gwo-Jen Hwang; Wararat Wongkia – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
Scholars have suggested English classrooms with sufficient context and fun activities to increase English performance and promote learning motivation. With the rapid growth of technology-enhanced learning, virtual reality (VR) has become increasingly popular in English learning. Using VR without a well-designed learning environment, however, may…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Metacognition, Game Based Learning, Computer Simulation
Lihong Ma; Leifeng Xiao; Jian Liu – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
With the widening urban-rural gap caused by urbanisation, the equity of urban-rural education has become a research hotspot. This study explored the differences in motivational beliefs about English learning among Chinese urban and rural students and the impact of motivational beliefs on their English performance. A total of 6326 urban and 2600…
Descriptors: Rural Urban Differences, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Clayton, Stephanie – Foreign Language Annals, 2022
In a world where English has achieved global dominance, it is unsurprising that the instrumental value of learning a language other than English (LOTE) for those already fluent in English is increasingly deemed unnecessary. There are significant enrollment declines postcompulsory second language (L2) learning in all English-speaking countries. To…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Elective Courses, Declining Enrollment, High School Students
Oh, Young Kyo – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2023
Using Gyeonggi Educational Panel Study data on 4051 Korean students (N = 4051; 1967 female, 2084 male) from 63 middle schools, this longitudinal study investigated the growth trajectory for second/foreign language (L2) achievement and associations with various L2 motivational factors by using a multilevel latent growth curve model in…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Motivation, Scores
Tseng, Yueh-Hung – Taiwan Journal of TESOL, 2021
Motivation is a key factor in determining success in foreign and second language learning. However, the relationship between motivation and intended effort, "a mediating factor between motivation and success" (Papi, 2010, p. 468), has been studied mostly quantitatively rather than qualitatively, and even fewer studies have addressed this…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Isabelle Udry; Raphael Berthele – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2025
Academic self-concept (ASC) is a student's self-perceived level of ability in an academic domain and a major factor involved in academic performance. We examined the importance of internal/external sources of evaluation for the structure of L2 and L3 ASCs in two groups of 5th/6th graders learning English and French in Switzerland (mean age: 12.1).…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Academic Ability, Grade 5, Grade 6
Lee, Tzu-Yin; Ho, Yun-Chi; Chen, Che-Han – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2023
Intercultural communicative competence (ICC) has been widely acknowledged as a core element of today's foreign language education. However, even though the importance of intercultural language teaching is commonly recognized among adult learners and at the post-secondary level, teachers of adolescent English learners often find it hard to…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Ye, Xuejun – Education 3-13, 2021
With the realisation of motivation being an essential factor that determines the successful acquisition of English as a foreign language (EFL) in China, there has been a proliferation of studies investigating Chinese secondary school students' English learning motivation. However, empirical studies addressing motivation differences are scarce.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Junior High School Students, Grade 7, Second Language Learning