The primary goal of this study is to examine the effects authentic and interactive video tasks on English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners’ listening practices, perceptions (interest enjoyment level) regarding using multimedia learning in improving their skills. involved students from preparatory school university Turkey. To analyze tasks, pretest post-test werexs given students. After impl...

Though many previous studies have examined about authentic materials or jigsaw activity for reading classroom, it is still lack of study integrating the in a virtual classroom context. To fill this gap, case investigated English as Foreign Language (EFL) students’ engagement with texts. Drawing data from observation and interview four volunteer secondary students, was found that students partic...

The relationship between foreign language anxiety (FLA) and enjoyment (FLE) experienced during a creative collaborative oral English-as-a-foreign-language task, the relationships FLE/FLA task speech fluency were investigated. was performed by mid-intermediate/high-intermediate English learners ( N = 43) in groups culminated 2-minute monologues every participant, breakdown (the ratio length of m...

Abstract Due to the spread of Covid-19, universities had move their courses online abruptly. This paper explores its impact on 510 European tertiary-level English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners’ classroom emotions and analyses possible links trait emotional intelligence (TEI) learner autonomy. Statistical data gathered with web survey revealed that students rated ‘in-person’ classes signi...

Abstract Self-assessment and reflective thinking (RT) can arm learners to monitor evaluate their learning progress. Despite the long history of core self-assessment (CSA) RT, little is known about how they may contribute learner enjoyment (LE) immunity (LI). Therefore, current research attempted propose a model depict interplay among CSA, LE, LI. To this end, Core Self-Assessment Questionnaire ...

According to the statistical results of questionnaires issued, this research, standing up for positive psychology (PP), analyzed relationship between second language motivational self system (L2MSS), foreign enjoyment (FLE) and learning boredom (FLLB) Chinese English students in post- pandemic era an e-learning environment. The show that: (1) majors maintain a medium high level L2MSS FLE their ...

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 ...

It is generally acknowledged that emotions play important roles in second/foreign language learning. Nevertheless, though interpreting highly stressful, not much research on has been conducted this area. Hence, investigated foreign anxiety and enjoyment class self-efficacy learning among Chinese university majors of interpreting. Analyses 67 mixed-form questionnaires revealed the following majo...

The present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between the perceived social self-efficacy of the students of English and their foreign language classroom anxiety. The required data were gathered through the application of the original versions of two standard questionnaires: Smith and Betz’s (2000) 25-item Scale of Perceived Social Self-Efficacy (SPSSE) and Horwitz, Horwitz and...