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The Correlation between Level of Learner Autonomy and Learner's Achievements in Arabic Reading and Listening: A Quantitative, Non-Experimental Correlational Study
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Faiz, Anas – Applied Language Learning, 2023
The shift from teacher-centered to student-centered instruction requires language teachers' roles to change from being lecturers and controllers to facilitators and advisors. This shift requires students to have a high degree of learner autonomy. However, some teachers hesitate to promote learner autonomy. If they remain uncertain about the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Student Centered Learning, Language Tests, Arabic
Integrative Motivation as a Predictor of Achievement in the Foreign Language Classroom
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Hernandez, Todd A. – Applied Language Learning, 2008
This study examines the relationship among five independent variables--integrative motivation, instrumental motivation, the need to fulfill a foreign language requirement, grade point average (GPA), and previous years studying Spanish--as predictors of five dependent variables: scores on a simulated oral proficiency interview (SOPI), final exam…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Second Language Learning, Intention, Student Motivation
A Link between Reading Proficiency and Native-Like Use of Pausing in Speaking.
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Johnson, Ruth; Moore, Rita – Applied Language Learning, 1997
Investigated whether a correlation exists between a nonnative English speaker's reading proficiency in English and the use of native-English-like pausing in reading aloud. Results indicate a statistically significant although moderate correlation between students' reading test scores and their native-like use of pausing in reading aloud. (38…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Correlation, English (Second Language)