To enrich our understanding of the attitudinal/motivational basis of foreign language learning at junior high school level, this study investigated the students’ status of L2 motivation, the relationship between motivational factors, and the possibility of predicting their motivated learning behavior in light of Dörnyei’s (2005, 2009) theory of L2 Motivational Self System. To this end, 1462 jun...

The underlying constructs of aptitude and motivation in language learning have been a central topic SLA research. However, issues investigated this regard, not substantially discussed the effect teachers' practices on learners' aptitude. This paper, therefore, argues that novel research is needed to examine impact teachers’ classroom stimulating learners engage effectively improving their abili...

Although L2 writing is an essential element in multilingual learners’ language and literacy development K–12 schools, it often underemphasized overlooked lieu of the greater emphasis placed on reading. This lack focus warrants need for more specific instruction schooling, especially since through skills that learners become better able to communicate interact with others, achieve academic succe...

Previous research with unbalanced, different-script bilinguals has typically produced null L2-L1 noncognate masked translation priming effects in lexical decision tasks (LDT). Two novel models of the bilingual mental lexicon have emerged to account for these null results: the episodic L2 hypothesis and the Sense model. In contrast, the BIA+ model predicts significant priming whenever bilinguals...

It is axiomatic that most children, unlike adults, learn to speak and understand a second language (L2) in a native-like manner1 (Munro, Flege, & MacKay, 1996). One of the most salient factors influencing the outcome of child and adult L2 learning is the effect of the leamer's native language (Ll) on the ability to learn L2 consonants and vowels (or "sounds" for short). Adult L2 learners' speec...

If games are to be used to reform educational practice then there needs to be a better understanding of how they motivate learners. Previous research on the classic intrinsic vs. extrinsic model of motivation is reviewed. Achievement Goal theory is suggested as a way to further unpack how games can affect motivations to learn, particularly in the use of badge or achievement systems. The Fosteri...

In this paper, g-dual function-valued frames in L2(0;1) are in- troduced. We can achieve more reconstruction formulas to ob- tain signals in L2(0;1) by applying g-dual function-valued frames in L2(0;1).