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Jean-Marc Dewaele; Delphine Guedat-Bittighoffer; Elouise Botes; Marie-Ange Dat – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2024
This cross-sectional mixed methods study investigates how intense and authentic communication shapes learners' enjoyment (FLE), anxiety (FLCA), and boredom (FLCB) in class. Participants were 181 beginning English foreign language learners aged 11 in three secondary schools in France. Statistical analyses revealed that pupils in classes with a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preadolescents, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Jian, Hua-Li – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2015
The ability of Mandarin learners to express emotion in Mandarin has received little attention. This study examines how English L1 users express emotions in Mandarin and how this expression differs from that of Mandarin L1 users. Scenarios were adopted to elicit joy, anger, sadness, fear, and neutrality. Both groups articulated anger, joy, and fear…
Descriptors: English, Native Speakers, Mandarin Chinese, Psychological Patterns