Article
Education & Educational Research
Gene Thompson, Ikuya Aizawa, Samantha Curle, Heath Rose
Summary: This study explores the relationship between student self-beliefs and success in an EMI course, finding that L2 proficiency, preparatory course performance, and self-efficacy are key factors predicting success in EMI programs. The qualitative findings support these results and highlight the need for self-efficacy development opportunities for students entering EMI study.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND BILINGUALISM
(2022)
Article
Linguistics
Pia Resnik, Jean-Marc Dewaele
Summary: Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, universities had to abruptly shift their courses online, which had an impact on the classroom emotions of 510 European EFL learners. The study found that students rated in-person classes as more enjoyable but also more anxiety-provoking. Additionally, there was a moderate negative correlation between foreign language enjoyment and foreign language classroom anxiety in in-person classes, which disappeared in emergency remotely taught classes. Higher levels of trait emotional intelligence and learner autonomy were positively associated with foreign language enjoyment and negatively associated with foreign language classroom anxiety in both contexts.
APPLIED LINGUISTICS REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Matthew P. Wallace
Summary: This study examined the effects of domain-specific knowledge and domain-general cognitive abilities on second language listening comprehension. The results showed that vocabulary knowledge had the strongest effect on listening performance, while topical knowledge and attentional control had direct effects. Only metacognitive awareness had an indirect effect on listening comprehension through topical knowledge.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Ya-Ting Carolyn Yang, Yi-Chien Chen, Hsiu-Ting Hung
Summary: This research examined the effectiveness of digital storytelling on the English speaking and creative thinking of foreign language learners. It found that digital storytelling provides authentic and meaningful learning opportunities, effectively fostering students' development of becoming proficient English speakers and creative thinkers. Educators are recommended to implement interdisciplinary digital storytelling projects in the future.
COMPUTER ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING
(2022)
Article
Linguistics
Lawrence Jun Zhang, Abdulbaset Saeedian, Jalil Fathi
Summary: This study examined the relationships between ideal L2 self, growth language mindset, boredom, and WTC among English major students. The results indicated that ideal L2 self and boredom have a direct impact on WTC, while growth language mindset influences WTC indirectly through the mediation of boredom.
JOURNAL OF MULTILINGUAL AND MULTICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Li Wei
Summary: Translanguaging refers to the active use of multiple languages and other meaning-making resources in teaching and learning. It advocates the positive role of learners' existing languages in learning additional languages, and emphasizes the importance of prior language knowledge in foreign language education.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Ufuk Keles, Bedrettin Yazan
Summary: This study examines the representation of cultures and communities in the New Headway elementary level textbook across five editions, and finds that the focus is primarily on Western, European, and Anglo-American cultures, with insufficient representation of other regions.
LANGUAGE TEACHING RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Ali Derakhshan, Mariusz Kruk, Mostafa Mehdizadeh, Miroslaw Pawlak
Summary: This study focuses on the experience of boredom among L2 students in online classes, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research survey of 240 Iranian university students identifies ten different activity types that induce boredom and provides suggestions for making these activities more engaging in online classes.
Article
Linguistics
Benjamin Luke Moorhouse, Yanna Li, Steve Walsh
Summary: This exploratory study investigates the competencies required for teachers to effectively use interaction as a tool for mediating and assisting language learning in synchronous online lessons. The study finds that teachers need technological competencies, online environment management competencies, and online teacher interactional competencies in addition to their classroom interactional competence.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Ikuya Aizawa, Heath Rose, Gene Thompson, Samantha Curle
Summary: This article examines the relationship between Japanese undergraduate students' English language proficiency and the challenges they face when studying international business courses in English. It also explores the thresholds of English language proficiency required for students to experience less linguistic challenges in each academic skill. The study found that English language proficiency, measured by TOEIC scores, significantly predicted the challenges faced in the English medium of instruction (EMI) program. The differences in perceived ease of study at different proficiency levels influenced the reported challenges in each academic skill. The study also highlighted the multifaceted nature of how these thresholds are determined, taking into account factors such as prior content knowledge, motivation, and the classroom learning environment.
LANGUAGE TEACHING RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Muzakki Bashori, Roeland van Hout, Helmer Strik, Catia Cucchiarini
Summary: This study investigated the presence of Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety (FLSA) in Indonesian vocational high school students and tested the effectiveness of web-based language learning in reducing speaking anxiety. The results showed moderate-to-serious levels of FLSA in students, but they evaluated the learning websites positively and believed that web-based language learning could alleviate their anxiety.
COMPUTER ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Honggang Liu, Wenxiu Chu
Summary: Teacher resilience has been extensively studied in the field of education, however, there is limited attention given to language teacher resilience. This study used a quantitative approach to investigate the structure of resilience among English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers. The findings revealed a tri-factorial structure of resilience, including tenacity, optimism, and coping style. Furthermore, the study found that EFL teachers have moderate to high levels of resilience.
Review
Education & Educational Research
Mitchell Shortt, Shantanu Tilak, Irina Kuznetcova, Bethany Martens, Babatunde Akinkuolie
Summary: This article provides a systematic review of the design and impact of the Duolingo app. The majority of research focuses on app design rather than the process and outcomes of language learning. Additionally, the preference for performance-based research questions, English as the research language, and the USA as the main research context are notable trends.
COMPUTER ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Miroslaw Pawlak, Mariusz Kruk, Joanna Zawodniak
Summary: This study investigated the trajectories of boredom exhibited by Polish university students majoring in English in a practical English class. The findings showed that general proneness to boredom translated into distinct patterns of boredom in the class, but individual trajectories were shaped by unpredictable individual and contextual factors.
LANGUAGE TEACHING RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Education & Educational Research
Fan Su, Di Zou
Summary: With the rise of educational technology, technology-enhanced collaborative language learning has gained attention from learners, educators, and researchers. Many studies have been conducted to investigate the effects of technology-enhanced collaborative learning on students' language knowledge and affective status. However, there has been a lack of comprehensive review in this field. This research reviewed 40 articles on technology-enhanced collaborative language learning, analyzing the nature of publications, theoretical frameworks, types of technologies, effectiveness, and implications of the studies.
COMPUTER ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Ali Derakhshan, Jean-Marc Dewaele, Mostafa Azari Noughabi
Summary: This study investigates the influence of positive psychological and personality-based variables on the foreign language teaching enjoyment (FLTE) of 450 Iranian English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers. The results show that resilience, well-being, and L2 grit significantly influence FLTE, with L2 grit being the strongest predictor among Iranian EFL teachers.
Article
Linguistics
Ali Derakhshan, Jalil Fathi, Miroslaw Pawlak, Mariusz Kruk
Summary: The study found that classroom social climate and boredom directly impact EFL student engagement, while growth language mindset indirectly affects engagement through the mediating effect of boredom.
JOURNAL OF MULTILINGUAL AND MULTICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
Article
Linguistics
Elouise Botes, Jean-Marc Dewaele, Samuel Greiff
Summary: Recent studies have applied the principles of positive psychology to examine foreign language enjoyment (FLE) in applied linguistics. This study found moderate correlations between FLE and foreign language anxiety, willingness to communicate, academic achievement, and self-perceived achievement. These positive associations confirm the value of FLE in foreign language learning and highlight the need for researchers to explore positive psychology constructs in the foreign language classroom.
STUDIES IN SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING
(2022)
Review
Linguistics
Yang Liu, Fan Fang
Summary: This article explores the recent development of translanguaging from the perspective of multilingualism, particularly in the field of English language teaching (ELT). Stakeholders generally hold positive attitudes towards translanguaging practices in various ELT contexts. The article highlights the importance of re-examining the significance of translanguaging in ELT practices and offers practical pedagogical implications for policy makers and language practitioners.
Proceedings Paper
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Yi Zhang, Guirong Wang, Endong Xun
Summary: This paper discusses the importance of semantic role labeling and the limitations of existing datasets. To address these issues, external language knowledge is introduced and a high-quality dataset is constructed. A semantic role labeling model is built using this dataset, and the data quality and generalization performance are evaluated.
2022 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ASIAN LANGUAGE PROCESSING (IALP 2022)
(2022)
