humanizing language learning materials helps language teachers to design activities that are linked to learn- ers’ lives and experiences. this can result in higher motivation and engagement in the process of foreign language learning. self-determination theory-based instruction enhances learners’ engagement and motiva- tion through supporting the basic psychological needs for autonomy, competen...

In the present study, we used a valence classification task to investigate the common and distinct neural basis of the two fundamental dimensions of social cognition (agency and communion) using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). The results showed that several brain areas associated with mentalizing, along with the inferior parietal gyrus in the mirror system, showed overlap in resp...

This chapter pursues three goals. First, it overviews selfdetermination theory (SDT). SDT is a macrotheory of motivation comprised of fi ve interrelated minitheories—basic needs theory, organismic integration theory, goal contents theory, cognitive evaluation theory, and causality orientations theory. Each minitheory was created to explain specifi c motivational phenomena and to address specifi...

The deep integration of information technology and subject teaching is an innovative driving force for promoting the high-quality development education building educational power. As a key influencing factor student engagement, teachers' curriculum leadership plays important role in improving effectiveness flipped classroom. study, based on four dimensional (i.e. behavioral, agentic, cognitive,...