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Self-Efficacy and Language Learning -- What It Is and What It Isn't
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Graham, Suzanne – Language Learning Journal, 2022
This article considers the presentation of self-efficacy in the OFSTED 2021 Curriculum Research Review for languages (OCRR). It begins by elucidating how self-efficacy is defined in the work of Albert Bandura and within social cognitive theory more broadly; its position in relation to theories of motivation and models of self-regulation; and what,…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries, Persistence
Emotion Regulation Strategies of Kindergarten ESL Teachers in Japan: An Interview-Based Survey
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Littleton, Adam – Language Learning Journal, 2021
This study explored how kindergarten ESL teachers in Japan make use of emotion regulation strategies, as proposed by Gross, in their work. Four teachers at a single dispatch company in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture were interviewed via Skype about the emotion regulation strategies they used in the workplace. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and…
Descriptors: Self Control, Language Teachers, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Who Is the Effective Teacher? Perceptions of Early Career English Teachers in Israel
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Carmel, Rivi; Badash, Merav – Language Learning Journal, 2021
Issues of teacher quality and effectivity inform teacher education, policy, practice and research and are connected with teacher resilience and retention. (Mansfield, C.F., S. Beltman, A. Price and A. McConney. 2012. "Don't sweat the small stuff:" Understanding teacher resilience at the chalkface. "Teaching and Teacher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Effectiveness, Beginning Teachers, Language Teachers