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The Impact of Openness and Ambiguity Tolerance on Learning English as a Foreign Language. Second Language Learning and Teaching
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Brygida Lika – Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2024
This book highlights the importance of individual learner differences in learning English as a foreign language and reports the findings of a study which investigated the impact of two personality traits, which are, openness to experience and ambiguity tolerance, on target language attainment among Polish secondary school students. The book…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Personality as a Factor Affecting the Use of Language Learning Strategies: The Case of University Students. Second Language Learning and Teaching
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Jakub Przybyl; Miroslaw Pawlak – Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
The book explores the relationships between the personality traits of Polish university students learning English as a foreign language and their use of language learning strategies (LLS). It provides a solid theoretical background for the investigation of the interface between the two constructs, describes the applied analytical procedures in…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Individual Differences
Investigating Attention to Form and Individual Differences: Research with EFL Children. Second Language Learning and Teaching
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María del Pilar García Mayo, Editor – Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2025
The teaching of the grammar of a second/foreign language has always been an issue that different teaching methods have considered. Studies in the field of second language acquisition (SLA) have shown that mere exposure to meaningful second language input is not enough for learners to reach proficiency in the target language. At beginner…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Grammar
The Constructs of Willingness to Communicate, Motivation, Language Anxiety and Boredom: Overview of Selected Issues
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Mariusz Kruk – Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
A number of variables have an influence on language learners' success in the learning of a foreign/second language. Some variables, such as motivation, language anxiety or willingness to communicate (WTC), have been researched extensively in the field of second language acquisition, while others, such as boredom, still remain among "the most…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Anxiety, Learner Engagement
Findings of the Study
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Mariusz Kruk – Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
This chapter is dedicated to the presentation and discussion of the results of the empirical investigation undertaken for the purpose of the present book. It concentrates on the outcomes of the in-depth analysis of the patterns of WTC, motivation, boredom and language anxiety, the relationships of these variables as well as the influences shaping…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Individual Differences, English (Second Language)
Design of the Study
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Mariusz Kruk – Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
This chapter discusses issues concerning the design and implementation of the research project dealing with the changes in the levels of willingness to communicate, motivation, boredom and language anxiety, their relationships and factors influencing them in the course of the participants' visits to the virtual world Second Life. [For the complete…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Individual Differences, Computer Simulation