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Ali H. Al-Hoorie; W. L. Quint Oga-Baldwin; Phil Hiver; Joseph P. Vitta – Language Teaching Research, 2025
Self-determination theory is one of the most established motivational theories both within second language learning and beyond. This theory has generated several mini-theories, namely: organismic integration theory, cognitive evaluation theory, basic psychological needs theory, goal contents theory, causality orientations theory, and relationships…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Futures (of Society)
Yoshiyuki Nakata; Osamu Takeuchi; Maya Sugita McEown – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2025
The key to successful language learning depends on the extent to which learners are self-regulated in learning a second or foreign language (L2). In this process, learners' perceptions and beliefs about their abilities play a crucial role in predicting or controlling positive or negative emotions, motivation and the use of strategies. Therefore,…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Strategies
Jahedizadeh, Safoura; Al-Hoorie, Ali H. – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
Directed motivational currents, unique and intense goal-directed motivational surges lasting over a period of time, have received increasing attention recently. This article reports the first systematic review of this phenomenon. A total of 21 reports appearing between 2013 and 2020 were included in the analysis. The results show that the majority…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Learning Motivation, Research Reports, Comparative Analysis
Acar, Ahmet – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2021
This paper aims to investigate the methodological bases of the 1991 ELT curriculum for the secondary schools (1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades), the 1997 ELT curriculum for the 4th and 5th grades of the primary education, the 2006 ELT curriculum for the primary education (grades four to eight), 2013 and 2018 ELT curricula for the primary and secondary…
Descriptors: Educational History, Curriculum Development, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Khan, Muhammad Asim; Zaki, Sajida – SAGE Open, 2022
Language education policies contain discourses that have language ideologies embedded within them. This study explores the language ideologies in official language education policy documents of Pakistan from 2000 to 2020. Using Corpus Assisted Critical Discourse Analysis techniques, a 1.28 million-word-corpus was generated from 32 policy documents…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Zareian, Gholamreza; Jodaei, Hojat – Online Submission, 2015
Success in second language learning is often related to the concept of 'motivation'. Motivation is the most used concept for explaining the failure or success of a language learner. This paper collected and reviewed the literature of motivation in second language acquisition (SLA) form prominent journals in the field. The role of motivation as one…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Learning Motivation, State of the Art Reviews, Individual Differences

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