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International Students' Willingness to Communicate in English as a Second Language: The Effects of L2 Self-Confidence, Acculturation, and Motivational Types
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Aoyama, Tatsuya; Takahashi, Tomoko – Journal of International Students, 2020
This study examined factors affecting international students' willingness to communicate (WTC) in English as a second language (ESL), focusing on second language (L2) self-confidence, acculturation, and motivational types. L2 self-confidence was hypothesized to predict L2 WTC and to mediate the correlation between acculturation and L2 WTC for…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Acculturation
"La Jaula de Oro:" An Examination of Latinx Bilingual Adolescents' Language Attitudes, Their Translingual Practices and Language Outcomes
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Cecilia del Carmen Perez – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Purpose: Situated within a complex social-political and developmental context marked by racialization and identity formation, this research aims to illuminate the nuanced ways Latinx youth navigate their bilingual experience amidst varying educational models and linguistic environments. The overarching goal of this dissertation is to investigate…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Language Attitudes, Immersion Programs, Bilingualism
Student Perceptions of an Arts-Integrated Curriculum Intervention in Foreign Language Education: A Qualitative Case Study
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Matsu, Saime – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Adult learners often have difficulty reaching high proficiency levels in a foreign language, and curriculum experts are on a constant quest for innovative practices in foreign language learning. The problem addressed by this study was that even with the implementation of different pedagogical approaches, including immersion and technology…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Spanish, Indonesian
Rethinking Spanish: Understanding Spanish Speakers Motivations and Reasons to Opt for Either an English Only or a Dual English-Spanish Educational Program
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Wright, Adrienne C. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Spanish-speaking parents choose to enroll their children in either an English only or English-Spanish dual immersion program when presented with both choices. This ethnographic study explored parent's perceptions of the purpose, advantages, and disadvantages of learning in school in English only or in a dual English-Spanish. Through focus group…
Descriptors: Spanish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Acculturation
The Bridge Project: Connecting Home, School, and Community for Mexican Immigrant Children
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McElvain, Cheryl Marie – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2015
This study examines the academic and psychosocial effects of the Bridge Project after-school program on 25 prekindergarten through 6th-grade English language learner Mexican immigrant children and their families living in an affordable housing complex in the San Francisco Bay Area. The results of the study show that the program increased the…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Interpersonal Competence, Learning Motivation, Language Tests
An Investigation Into Second Language Aptitude for Advanced Chinese Language Learning
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Winke, Paula – Modern Language Journal, 2013
In this study I examine the construct of aptitude in learning Chinese as a second language (L2) to an advanced level. I test 2 hypotheses: first, that L2 aptitude comprises 4 components--working memory, rote memory, grammatical sensitivity, and phonemic coding ability--and second, that L2 aptitude affects learning both directly and indirectly…
Descriptors: Chinese, Second Language Learning, Short Term Memory, Language Aptitude