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Yashima, Tomoko; Nishida, Rieko; Mizumoto, Atsushi – Modern Language Journal, 2017
This study investigates 3 unexplored issues regarding Second Language (L2) Motivational Self System theory. It further validates the theory using multiple structural equation modeling (SEM) along with a procedure comparing the strength of corresponding paths. Japanese university freshmen (N = 2,631) responded to a questionnaire and took the…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Structural Equation Models, Student Attitudes, Second Language Learning
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Nakatani, Yasuo – Modern Language Journal, 2010
This article considers whether the use of specific communication strategies can improve learners' English proficiency in communicative tasks. Japanese college students (n= 62) participated in a 12-week course of English lessons using a communicative approach with strategy training. To investigate the influence of specific strategy use, their…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Teaching Methods, Data Collection, English (Second Language)
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Satar, H. Muge; Ozdener, Nesrin – Modern Language Journal, 2008
This article reports on a study investigating the use of 2 synchronous computer-mediated communication tools: text and voice chat. The experimental design employed 3 groups (text, voice, and control), each consisting of 30 novice-level secondary school learners of English as a foreign language. Over a 4-week period, the participants in the…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Research Design, Speech Communication, Computer Mediated Communication
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Durette, Roland – Modern Language Journal, 1972
Descriptors: FLES, Language Skills, Language Tests, Program Evaluation