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Direct linkNematizadeh, Shahin; Wood, David – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2019
Research investigating L2 (second language) willingness to communicate (WTC) has gained ground in the past two decades. Added to that is the emergence of complex dynamic systems theory (CDST) with a focus on the phenomenon of change, the implications of which for WTC research have opened up new avenues to enhance our conceptualization of the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Speech Communication, Language Fluency, Guidelines
Download full textYamashita, Junko – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2015
Extensive reading (ER) has been implemented under a wide variety of names, such as "(uninterrupted) sustained silent reading," "free voluntary reading," "pleasure reading," "book flood," "independent reading," and "Drop Everything And Read (DEAR)"; its various names emphasize different…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Reading Habits, Affective Behavior, Teaching Methods
Nguyen, Duyen T.; Fussell, Susan R. – Discourse Processes: A multidisciplinary journal, 2015
We report a study that uses retrospective analysis to understand the relationships between American and Chinese participants' utterances during a conversation and the moment-by-moment feelings and reactions they subsequently described. Intercultural and intracultural pairs of Chinese and American participants talked about a fictional crime story…
Descriptors: Asians, North Americans, Discourse Analysis, Correlation
Wang, Zhiqin – English Language Teaching, 2014
Chinese EFL learners may have difficulty in speaking fluent and accurate English, for their speaking competence are likely to be influenced by cognitive, linguistic and affective factors. With the aim to enhance those learners' oral proficiency, this paper first discusses three effective models of teaching English speaking, and then proposes a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language Fluency, Oral Language
Hardison, Debra M. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2014
Research on the effectiveness of short-term study-abroad (SA) programs for improving oral skills has shown mixed results. In this study, 24 L2 German learners (L1 English) provided pre- and post-SA speech samples addressing a hypothetical situation and completed surveys on cross-cultural interest and adaptability; L2 communication affect,…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Second Language Learning, Cultural Awareness, Oral Language
Peer reviewedBrilliant, Judith J.; And Others – College ESL, 1995
Focuses on understanding the problem of students who are particularly resistant to acquisition of English language skills and on developing effective strategies to overcoming difficulties in the acculturation process. An experience of loss is part of the process of immigration; counseling can provide support during the transition period. (14…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Students, Affective Behavior, Classroom Techniques
Raillard, Sabine – Francais dans le Monde, 1996
Focuses on factors influencing the mastery of a foreign language and one's native tongue. Both the child-mother relationship and the teacher-student relationship greatly influence the desire and propensity of an individual to acquire fluency in the language being taught. To learn to speak signifies a wish to use a language and become immersed in…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Auditory Stimuli, Child Language, Elementary Education
