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Enhancing Foreign Language Motivation through the Magic of Cooperative Learning: Dream or Reality?
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Fakhri Alamdari, Ebrahim; Ghani, Fariborz – Foreign Language Annals, 2022
Motivation, a major contributor to the acquisition of language skills, can be promoted consciously through principled methods. This study investigated the impact of cooperative learning (CL) on foreign language (FL) learners' motivation in Iran. Both quantitative and qualitative measures were applied to pursue the aims of this study. The…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Student Motivation, Foreign Countries
L2 Learners' Language Attitudes and Their Assessment
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Artamonova, Tatiana – Foreign Language Annals, 2020
This article describes the development of a new questionnaire for assessing L2 learners' language attitudes. Drawing on theoretical work in the fields of social psychology and applied linguistics, the author reviewed the concept of (language) attitudes and contrasted them with the concept of (language) motivation. This thorough literature review,…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Language Attitudes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Student Preconceptions of Japanese Language Learning in 1989 and 2004
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Hayashi, Atsuko – Foreign Language Annals, 2009
This study compares student preconceptions and expectations of Japanese language learning from studies conducted in 1989 and 2004. Over the years, student interests and pedagogical approaches have changed. However, the changes do not reflect on the student preconceptions and expectations. They still believe in traditional approaches to language…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Interests, Learning Motivation, Japanese
Who Is Studying Arabic and Why? A Survey of Arabic Students' Orientation at a Major University
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Husseinali, Ghassan – Foreign Language Annals, 2006
This study investigates the initial motivation of learners of Arabic as a foreign language (AFL). One hundred and twenty students enrolled in first-year and second-year AFL classes participated in this study. The participants were classified into two major groups of learners according to their heritage background: The first group consisted of…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Travel, Identification, Muslims
Grading Classroom Oral Activities: Effects on Motivation and Proficiency.
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Hahn, Sidney L.; And Others – Foreign Language Annals, 1989
A study investigated the effects of grading practices on the oral production and attitudes of high school students in first-year German courses. The effectiveness of structured situational practice activities on oral communication with and without grading were examined. Results indicated that there were differences in proficiency as related to…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, German, Grading, High Schools
"Same" or "Different"? A Comparative Examination of Classroom Factors in Second Language Settings.
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Hotho, Sabine – Foreign Language Annals, 2000
Examines whether and to what extent differences exist between learners of French, German, and Spanish with respect to range of motivational or motivation-related factors and whether the factor time has any significant effect in this. Concentrates on general or institution-wide language programs in universities. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Class Activities, College Second Language Programs, Comparative Analysis, French