Second Language System of Motivational Selves and English Language Skills: The Role of Socio-Economic Status among Iranian Language Learners1 A. Parastaar Aski* M.H. Abdollaahi, Ph.D.** A. R. Moraadi, Ph.D.*** H. R. Hassanaabaadi, Ph.D.****   Learning English in Iran is quite popular, yet not all are successful at this task. To shed light on this dilemma and its root causes, the ro...

The study detailed in this article investigates the connection between L2 competency level of Vietnamese English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners and Dörnyei's (2005, 2009) Second Motivational Self System (L2MSS). Descriptive inferential analyses collected data revealed expected—that components L2MSS were good predictor learners’ intended learning efforts. However, also established that lea...

teachers can influence the complex process of learning in education, in general, and in second/foreign language (l2) learning in particular. in this light, understanding the factors influencing teachers’ pedagogical success can help l2 teachers achieve more effective teaching. this study then investigated the role of spiritual intelligence (si) in l2 teachers’ pedagogical success. in so doing, ...

based on the controversial beliefs among l2 teachers about effective corrective feedback (cf) strategies, recast and prompts as 2 kinds of cf have drawn the attention of l2 researchers(e.g., braidi, 2002; iwashita, 2003; loewen & philp, 2006; panova & lyster, 2002; sheen, 2004). despite these numbers of studies, debate continues to exist about their usefulness as a cf technique. whereas...

There are 5 formulas in the language of the Turing degrees, D, with ,_ and ^, that de…ne the relations x00 y00, x00 = y00 and so x 2 L2(y) = fx yjx00 = y00g in any jump ideal containing 0(!). There are also 6& 6 and 8 formulas that de…ne the relations w = x00 and w = x0, respectively, in any such ideal I. In the language with just the quanti…er complexity of each of these de…nitions increases b...

This research investigates the contributive factors influencing students’ willingness to communicate (WTC) dan unwillingness (Un-WTC) in English as a foreign language higher education Indonesia. 10 first-year students which came from several non-English departments participated study and they represented WTC Un-WTC groups. Semi-structured observations interviews were used collect data. The resu...

The increasing number of experimental studies on second language (L2) processing, frequently with English as the L2, calls for a practical and valid measure of English vocabulary knowledge and proficiency. In a large-scale study with Dutch and Korean speakers of L2 English, we tested whether LexTALE, a 5-min vocabulary test, is a valid predictor of English vocabulary knowledge and, possibly, ev...