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Huang, Xianhan; Lai, Chun – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2020
Purpose: It is vital in today's society that teachers are proactively involved in educational change. Given that proactive motivation is a critical driver of proactivity, this study aims to investigate how teachers' formal and informal workplace-learning experiences were connected with their proactive motivations to implement educational change.…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Educational Change, Learning Experience, Informal Education
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Lai, Chun; Hu, Xiao; Lyu, Boning – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2018
Out-of-class learning with technology comprises an essential context of second language development. Understanding the nature of out-of-class language learning with technology is the initial step towards safeguarding its quality. This study examined the types of learning experiences that language learners engaged in outside the classroom and the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Learning Experience, Incentives, Interviews
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Lai, Chun – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2015
Learning takes place across different social contexts, and understanding how learners perceive and traverse different learning contexts enables educators to gain a more comprehensive view of their learning processes and to support their learning better. This study examined how undergraduate foreign language learners perceived their learning…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, Social Environment
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Lai, Chun; Zhu, Weimin; Gong, Gang – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2015
Out-of-class learning constitutes an important context for human development, and active engagement in out-of-class activities is associated with successful language development. However, not all out-of-class experiences are equally beneficial to learning, and it is of paramount importance to understand what quality out-of-class English language…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Surveys, Middle School Students
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Lai, Chun; Lin, Xiaolin – Language Learning Journal, 2015
Recent literature that examines the implementation of task-based language teaching (TBLT) in classroom settings has reported various challenges related to educational cultures, classroom management, teacher cognition and learner perceptions. To facilitate the smooth transition of TBLT from laboratory settings to classroom contexts, measures need…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Strategies, Task Analysis