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Download full textAmal Hussein Alenezi; Abdelrahim Hamid Mugaddam – Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2023
EFL learners worldwide find it difficult to acquire proficiency in speaking English, due to various barriers that impact their speaking skills, one of which is hesitation. The aim of this study was to examine the psychological and sociocultural factors that might lead to hesitation during speaking English among Saudi EFL learners. A mixed-method…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Psychological Patterns
Direct linkDeng, Qizhen; Patwardhan, Irina; Rudasill, Kathleen; Trainin, Guy; Wessels, Stephanie; Torquati, Julia; Coplan, Robert J. – Educational Psychology, 2021
The present study explored the relations among preservice teacher shyness (shy, average, outgoing) and their responses towards hypothetical children displaying classroom problem behaviours (shy/quiet, exuberant/talkative) in the classroom. Participants were 335 elementary preservice teachers attending a Midwest university in the United States.…
Descriptors: Shyness, Preservice Teachers, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems
Collova, Jemma R.; Jeffery, Linda; Rhodes, Gillian; Bothe, Ellen; Sutherland, Clare A. M. – Developmental Psychology, 2021
Adults teach children not to "judge a book by its cover." However, adults make rapid judgments of character from a glance at a child's face. These impressions can be modestly accurate, suggesting that adults may be sensitive to valid signals of character in children's faces. However, it is not clear whether such sensitivity requires…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Shyness, Personality Traits, Emotional Response
Beeman, Kendall L. – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2022
The transition to online learning due to COVID-19 changed the nature of participation in class. Typically quiet middle grades girls who had struggled to participate in their in-person classes were provided many different avenues to contribute to class online. While prior research has examined the reasons students are quiet and the ways teachers…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Student Participation, Middle School Students
Desmarais, Eric E.; French, Brian F.; Ahmetoglu, Emine; Acar, Ibrahim; Gonzalez-Salinas, Carmen; Kozlova, Elena; Slobodskaya, Helena; Benga, Oana; Majdandžic, Mirjana; Beijers, Roseriet; de Weerth, Carolina; Huitron, Blanca; Lee, Eun Gyoung; Han, Sae-Young; Park, Seong-Yeon; Giusti, Lorenzo; Montirosso, Rosario; Tuovinen, Soile; Heinonen, Kati; Raikkonen, Katri; Wang, Zhengyan; Lecannelier, Felipe; Linhares, Maria Beatriz Martins; Casalin, Sara; Putnam, Samuel P.; Gartstein, Maria A. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2021
This study advances the cross-cultural temperament literature by comparing temperament ratings of toddlers from 14 nations. Multilevel modeling (MLM) procedures were utilized to regress negative emotionality (NE) and component subscales on Hofstede's cultural value dimensions while controlling for age and gender. More individualistic values were…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Personality Traits, Comparative Analysis, Emotional Response
Farahman Farrokhi; Mohammad Zohrabi; Ali Gholizadeh Azarberis – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2023
This study investigates the dynamic nature of second language willingness to communicate (L2WTC) exploring the numerous factors that contribute to the construct. Drawing upon the sociocognitive perspective, we analyzed the environmental, individual, and linguistic factors that influence the development of L2WTC in an Iranian language learning…
Descriptors: Social Cognition, Communication (Thought Transfer), Anxiety, Learning Motivation
Malik, Sameena; Qin, Huang; Oteir, Ibrahim – International Journal of Instruction, 2021
Speaking and communicating in English language can be a traumatic experience for many Chinese EFL university learners in class and in public. In many situations, they prefer to remain silent and passive listeners. This study aims to detect linguistic, psychological, socio-cultural hindrances and lends a sympathetic ear to Chinese university EFL…
Descriptors: Barriers, Anxiety, Communicative Competence (Languages), Language Proficiency
