Some refl ection on the matter, however, will disclose that successful learners routinely monitor and assess their own language learning and progress (self-assessment). They also observe the language interactions of peers to pick up new ideas, identify mistakes to avoid, or to compare their own abilities with those of fellow learners (peer assessment). In reality, successful learners are alread...

This study tested whether successful learners of an artificial tone language exhibit sensitivity to varying degrees of tonal informativeness, which has previously been shown to effect spoken word recognition in native Mandarin speakers. Twenty naïve listeners, whose L1 is American English, learned an artificial language in which each visual nonce symbol was arbitrarily associated with a Mandari...

The view “the earlier the better” (e.g., [10]) may be a myth in a foreign language instructional setting (e.g., [1]). To identify successful late learners, this study compares early and late learners studying English as a foreign language in the situation of classroom minimal exposure to English, focusing on the perception of English consonants ([l, r]) produced by different talkers with and wi...

Self-regulation of learning has been extensively investigated in second language (L2) learning. Many studies have focused on the strategies that language learners employ to regulate their own learning processes. However, motivational self-regulation is considerably less explored. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between motivational self-regulatory strategies (MSRSs) an...

Learning analytics for learners has the ability to greatly improve learners’ self-regulation. Current learner dashboards are mostly providing learners with an isolated view of their learning behavior, while we believe learners will gain more from a comparison of their own behavior with that of successful peer learners. In this work-in-progress demonstration we describe our design of a Learning ...

This research aimed to describe language learning strategies used by the science 4 students whose English scores of 80 and above. The subject this study was successful learners from Eleventh Grade Science Students in SMAN 05 Pontianak. They are 10 4. design a case study. data were collected through questionnaire determine students’ interview guidelines get detailed information on students. resu...

The Tactical Language and Culture Training System is interactive environment for learning foreign language and culture, designed to help people quickly acquire spoken communication skills. It is a serious game, combining interactive game experiences as well as interactive lessons. As part of our research, we wish to understand what individual learner characteristics predict successful learning ...

this qualitative study analyzes the reasons of college students for learning english as a foreign language (efl) in costa rica and the reasons of high school students for learning german as a foreign language (gfl) in the us. it asks to what extent the learners’ reasons align with or deviate from neoliberal discourses that commodify foreign languages. the analysis of 27 interviews in a us high ...