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Direct linkMystkowska-Wiertelak, Anna – Language Learning Journal, 2022
The concept of learner engagement, widely researched in educational psychology, has recently gained attention of language acquisition researchers (cf. Mercer, S. and Z. Dörnyei. 2020. "Engaging Students in Contemporary Classrooms." Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; Mercer, S. 2019. Language learner engagement: setting the scene. In…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Educational Psychology
Fielding, Ruth – Language Learning Journal, 2022
Language is commonly positioned as an economic resource. Recent debates have argued that policy interpretations of language as economic resource can potentially undermine language positioning and reduce understanding of the cognitive, cultural and social benefits of language learning. In monolingual policy contexts, such a positioning means that…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Policy, Language Planning, Educational Benefits
Gayton, Angela Mary – Language Learning Journal, 2018
This study proposes a novel, context-specific, theoretical framework for understanding language learning motivation among secondary pupils in Anglophone settings. It builds on much recent theoretical and empirical work in language learning motivation which has placed increasing emphasis on both the dynamic, fluid nature of motivation, as well as…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Teacher Role
Parrish, Abigail; Lanvers, Ursula – Language Learning Journal, 2019
This paper investigates the relationship between the decisions made by school leaders in England concerning their school policy for teaching modern foreign languages (MFL) post-14, and student motivation for MFL. Seventy head teachers, 119 heads of modern languages and 666 students aged 14-15 from schools in England took part in the…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, School Policy, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Navarro-Pablo, Macarena; López Gándara, Yiyi – Language Learning Journal, 2020
Very little research has been conducted on the effects of CLIL on L1 competence development. This article compares CLIL and non-CLIL learners' levels of attainment in Spanish Language and Literature in seven public schools in the South of Spain. Learners' verbal intelligence and motivation were previously matched in order to homogenise the sample.…
Descriptors: Native Language, Language Skills, Spanish, Course Content
Gruber, Alice; Tonkyn, Alan – Language Learning Journal, 2017
It is widely assumed that the British are poorer modern foreign language (MFL) learners than their fellow Europeans. Motivation has often been seen as the main cause of this perceived disparity in language learning success. However, there have also been suggestions that curricular and pedagogical factors may play a part. This article reports a…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, French, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
