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Download full textKarma Sonam Rigdel; Thinley Wangdi – TESL-EJ, 2024
The growing body of research on foreign language emotion (FLEM) suggests a need for further studies on the sources and hierarchy of FLEM, particularly through the lens of positive psychology. This insight would enable instructors to prioritize their interventions more effectively, thereby enhancing the emotional experiences of foreign language…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learner Engagement, Foreign Countries
McCarthy, Andrew; Farr, Fiona – TESL-EJ, 2022
Role models and motivators can influence young people in a general sense and have a significant effect on their values and beliefs. As part of a larger project, we investigated the presence of L2 (second language) role models and motivators among 12 Japanese high school students (aged between 15 and 18), who took part in one-to-one interviews with…
Descriptors: Role Models, High School Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Berry, David – TESL-EJ, 2021
This study considers the impact of playing a video game on EFL students. Specifically, this study looks at how video gameplay impacts students' listening comprehension skills and how it encourages students to develop flow experiences in the classroom. Data about this impact was collected through a quasi-experimental mixed methods research design.…
Descriptors: Video Games, Computer Games, Educational Games, Game Based Learning
Egbert, Joy L.; Shahrokni, Seyed Abdollah; Zhang, Xue; Abobaker, Reima; Bantawtook, Pruksapan; He, Haixia; Bekar, Mira; Roe, Mary F.; Huh, Keun – TESL-EJ, 2021
Recent research points to the need for a specific research focus on language task engagement because task engagement can lead to increased motivation, persistence, satisfaction, and learner achievement (Early, Rogge, & Deci, 2014; Henri, Halverson, & Graham, 2015; Reeve & Lee, 2014); a major gap in the research in this area is the lack…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
Edwads, Emily; Roger, Peter Stewart – TESL-EJ, 2015
As one constituent of second language (L2) motivation, L2 "self-confidence" has been shown to be a significant predictor of language proficiency. More recently, L2 self-confidence has been studied as part of the "willingness to communicate" (WTC) construct. Less is known, however, about the processes by which learners develop…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency, Learning Motivation, Self Esteem
Falout, Joseph – TESL-EJ, 2012
When foreign language education is compulsory, competitive, or coercive, how learners cope with stress can determine outcomes, including value of the subject, persistence on task, and level of proficiency. The development of adaptive or maladaptive coping processes toward situated learning goals is influenced by learners' beliefs about themselves…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Coping, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
