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Mardian, Fatemeh; Nushi, Musa – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
Over the past decade, the focus of investigation in individual differences (IDs) research has shifted from the utilization of large-scale questionnaire surveys toward the adoption of methodological diversity and development of new approaches to second-language (L2) communication (Dörnyei and Ryan [2015]. "The Psychology of the Language…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Motivation
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Li, Baomin; Yu, Qing; Yang, Fenglei – Best Evidence in Chinese Education, 2022
Blended instruction integrating off-line and on-line teaching has become an important instrument for promoting educational reform and innovation. However, the results of current empirical studies diverge on the effect of blended instruction on student performance, which necessitates further research on the effectiveness of blended instruction and…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Teaching Methods, Effect Size, Academic Achievement
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Wyner, Lauren; Cohen, Andrew D. – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2015
The aims of this paper are to review research literature on the role that the second language (L2) and foreign language (FL) environments actually play in the development of learners' target language (TL) pragmatic ability, and also to speculate as to the extent to which individual factors can offset the advantages that learners may have by being…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Pragmatics, Transfer of Training, Learning Motivation
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Shute, Valerie J. – ETS Research Report Series, 2007
This paper reviews the corpus of research on feedback, with a particular focus on formative feedback--defined as information communicated to the learner that is intended to modify the learner's thinking or behavior for the purpose of improving learning. According to researchers in the area, formative feedback should be multidimensional,…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Feedback (Response), Learning Processes, Instructional Effectiveness