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A Closer Look at Grit and Language Mindset as Predictors of Foreign Language Achievement
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Khajavy, Gholam Hassan; MacIntyre, Peter D.; Hariri, Jamal – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2021
Learning a second/foreign language (L2) is a long process and L2 learners certainly will encounter setbacks and discouragements during this process. However, their reactions to these failures might be different based on their perceptions of L2 learning ability and their subsequent effort put into L2 learning. Based on this, the present study aimed…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Academic Persistence, Language Attitudes, Language Aptitude
Role of the Emotions and Classroom Environment in Willingness to Communicate: Applying Doubly Latent Multilevel Analysis in Second Language Acquisition Research
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Khajavy, Gholam Hassan; MacIntyre, Peter D.; Barabadi, Elyas – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2018
The purpose of the present study was to examine the relations between emotions, classroom environment, and willingness to communicate (WTC) using the advanced quantitative methodological procedure of doubly latent multilevel analysis. To this end, 1528 secondary school students from 65 different classrooms in Iran participated in the study.…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Classroom Environment, Interpersonal Communication, Intention
Willingness To Communicate, Social Support, and Language Learning Orientations of Immersion Students.
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MacIntyre, Peter D.; Baker, Susan C.; Clement, Richard; Conrod, Sarah – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2001
Hypothesized that orientations toward language learning (L2) as well as social support would influence students willingness to communicate (WTC) in a second language. Grade 9 L2 students of French immersion participated in the study. Results showed endorsement of all five orientations (travel, job related, friendship with Francophones, personal…
Descriptors: French, Grade 9, Immersion Programs, Learning Motivation
The Effects of Induced Anxiety on Three Stages of Cognitive Processing in Computerized Vocabulary Learning.
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MacIntyre, Peter D.; Gardner, R. C. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1994
In a study of language anxiety, a video camera was introduced at various points in a vocabulary learning task. Observations of first-year university students of French revealed significant increases in anxiety when the camera was introduced, along with concomitant deficits in vocabulary acquisition. Implications for remedial action are discussed.…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction