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Ushioda, Ema – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2011
Recently, the impact of globalization and the dominant status of English have provoked critical discussion in the L2 motivation field. Traditional concepts such as integrative motivation lose their explanatory power when English is becoming a "must-have" basic educational skill and when there is no clearly defined target language community. In…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Learning Motivation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Jauregi, Kristi; de Graaff, Rick; van den Bergh, Huub; Kriz, Milan – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2012
One of the main objectives of the European Networked Interaction in Foreign Language Acquisition and Research (NIFLAR) project is to make foreign language learning and teaching processes more relevant and rewarding for reaching intercultural communicative competence. This is realized by offering foreign language learners and pre-service teachers…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Second Language Learning, Communicative Competence (Languages), Native Speakers
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Thang, Siew Ming; Bidmeshki, Leila – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2010
This study investigates the perceptions of Malaysian undergraduates of the Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) towards an online English for science and technology course in terms of their improvement in reading skills and strategies, their autonomy and their motivation. These three areas were used as the focal…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Online Courses, Student Motivation