17 Although in itself “motivation to learn” is a complex multifaceted construct, according to Dornyei (2001), the picture becomes even more complex when the motivation to learn a foreign/second language (L2) is concerned since L2 is a “learnable” school subject as well as socially and culturally bound (it requires the integration of elements of the L2 culture into student’s life space). In a si...

The field of self-access language learning (SALL), which is an established way supporting learners outside the classroom through provision resources and spaces, spans more than five decades currently in a phase that Mynard (2019a) refers to as ‘basic psychological needs wellbeing’ phase. This turning point SALL wherein focus has shifted towards need for (more explicitly) facilitating autonomy-s...

This study is an attempt to extend our current knowledge by exploring the relationship between spiritual intelligence (SI) and multiple intelligences (MI) on one hand and the relationship between spiritual intelligence and language learning strategies (LLS) on the other hand among 30 MA TEFL learners of a state university in Tehran. To this end, King's Spiritual Intelligence Self-Report Invento...

many researchers have investigated different aspects of learning styles. nevertheless, few studies have considered interactions between the notions of learning styles and “good language learners’” achievement. the present study aimed at exploring dominant learning style preferences by senior high-school students and comparing their preferences with those by “good language learners”. to this goa...

this study investigated the relationship between language learning aptitude (lla) and the use of language learning strategies (llss) among a cohort of iranian efl students at urmia university, iran. the adapted versions of the modern language aptitude test (mlat; carrol & sapon, 1983) and oxford’s (1990) strategy inventory for language learning (sill) were distributed among the participants...

l2 learners’ multiple intelligences (mi) profile plays a central role in theirperformance on different aspects of language learning, one of which is the use oflanguage learning strategies (llss). gaining insights into the relationship betweenmi and llss makes l2 teachers better understand their learners’ strengths andweaknesses in the use of such strategies and lets them guide the learners bett...