motivación

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Effective teaching practice requires that teachers know their students not as ‘faceless average learners’, but as individuals. The most individual of learner characteristics is personality, and yet language education research has made little progress in understanding the role of personality. As the field of language learning motivation seeks to develop frameworks for motivational teaching practice, a richer understanding of learners’ individuality is crucial in shaping practices that respond to learners’ needs. The present study examines the role of learners’ personality and teachers’ practice in shaping motivation and self-efficacy in language learning. Drawing on data gathered from 277 learners of English in Hong Kong, aged 11–14 years, and 24 lesson observations, across 10 classes, the study applies hierarchical multiple regression...

Development and validation of the English as a foreign language reading engagement questionnaire

Jiarui Li, Wenhua Ma, Zhengdong Gan (2026)

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While the multidimensional nature of reading engagement has been widely acknowledged in the English as a first language context, the constructs of reading engagement have remained inadequately investigated empirically in the English as a foreign language context, and research on the predictive effects of these constructs on learning achievement is limited in the area of learning English as a foreign language. The first purpose of this study was therefore to develop the English as a Foreign Language Reading Engagement Questionnaire (EFL-REQ) and validate its psychometric properties among college EFL learners. The second purpose was to assess the predictive effects of the EFL-REQ dimensions on English learning achievement. A series of psychometric tests was conducted with a large sample of college EFL learners in China (n = 1, 341) who...

Las canciones mueven tus inteligencias

Dayane Monica Cordeiro (2014)

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Metodología: propuesta didáctica

Temas: canciones

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La canción es uno de los recursos más estimulantes y provechosos para enseñar lengua española, pues responde a los objetivos lingüísticos y comunicativos que ideamos fomentar en el aula de E/LE. Llevar las aportaciones de la teoría de las inteligencias múltiples al campo de la didáctica de la enseñanza de lenguas extranjeras ha sido el objetivo de esta experiencia práctica. La unidad didáctica Primavera Trompetera parte de la premisa de que fomentar la diversidad cognitiva propuesta en la Teoría de las Inteligencias Múltiples del psicólogo Howard Gardner, utilizando como recurso didáctico la canción Primavera Trompetera del grupo «Los Delinquentes», puede facilitar el proceso de enseñanza/...

Exploring student engagement in task-based and communicative language classrooms

Sławomira Kołsut, Mateusz Szumilas (2026)

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Temas: enfoque por tareas

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This study investigates the engagement of young people in foreign language learning. Specifically, engagement is defined as a metaconstruct consisting of the following components: cognitive, emotional, and social. An attempt was made to quantify these individual engagement components within task-based and communicative-oriented lessons. We employed electrocardiographic and accelerometric measurements to monitor learners’ physiological responses to engagement during regular German classes. The second part of the project was a questionnaire-based study measuring the subjective opinions of learners about their engagement. The results of the research support the adoption of a task-based approach. We observed the highest level of engagement during productive tasks, which can serve as a rationale for teachers to increase the number of...

Boosting engagement through gamified cooperative teaching: a mixed-methods study in middle school EFL

Tianli Zhou, Lianguo Wu (2026)

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Addressing the pervasive issue of low engagement in Chinese junior high school English classrooms, this study evaluates the efficacy of gamified cooperative teaching (GCT) using a mixed-methods design. By integrating surveys, pre- and postintervention vocabulary tests, systematic classroom observations, and semi-structured interviews, the research examines the behavioral and cognitive shifts of a cohort of seventh-grade English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) learners. Findings indicate that the implementation of GCT was associated with a notable increase in active classroom participation and improved vocabulary retention compared with traditional instructional methods. Qualitative data from interviews and observations further suggest that the gamified collaborative framework effectively fostered student motivation and enhanced classroom...

Motivación y juego en el aula: la implicación del alumno en las clases de E/LE

Jorge Martí Contreras, Marta Valls Lafuente (2009)

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Metodología: propuesta didáctica

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En las últimas décadas se ha desarrollado un nuevo modelo didáctico que se está implantando en todos los ámbitos del aprendizaje: el enfoque comunicativo. La característica fundamental de esta nueva metodología es proporcionar al estudiante las herramientas fundamentales para desenvolverse en la sociedad, es decir, capacitar al aprendiente para una comunicación real. Para conseguir este fin se ha de acercar la realidad al aula con actividades que la imiten. Es en este caso donde tienen una importancia fundamental dos aspectos: la motivación y el juego.

Design of a dual-hierarchy scaffolding board game-based learning activity for EFL reading comprehension

Cheng-Tai Li, Huei-Tse Hou, Liang-Hsuan Lee (2025)

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Promoting English as a foreign language (EFL) students’ reading comprehension, improving their reading motivation, and reducing their anxiety have always been the focus of EFL researchers. Educational board games have gradually received attention from educators. Various studies have found that board game-based teaching can improve students’ learning performance, motivation, and classroom engagement, and contribute to increasing discussion. However, there are few discussions on board games in the field of EFL, so further discussion is necessary to fill the research gap of board games in EFL reading comprehension. This study developed a dual-hierarchical scaffolding board game activity framework integrating game-based learning (GBL) and scaffolding strategies, and used card board games as teaching materials to promote EFL students’...

Effect of L2 motivation on use behavior of translation technologies among English-related majors: Mediating effects of performance expectancy and L2 grit

Junfeng Zhao, Xiang Li, Hong Liao (2025)

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The rise of translation technologies has transformed language learning, offering English-related majors valuable tools for overcoming linguistic barriers and enhancing translation performance. However, the interplay of key factors influencing the actual use of these technologies among this demographic remains underexplored. This study investigates the relationships between second language (L2) motivation, performance expectancy, and L2 grit in shaping the use behavior of translation technologies, focusing on their direct and mediating effects. Using data from 554 juniors and seniors from six universities, the study reveals that L2 motivation significantly predicts performance expectancy, L2 grit, and use behavior. Performance expectancy directly influenced L2 grit, both of which subsequently affected the use behavior. They also...

Context matters: Learner beliefs and interactional behaviors in an EFL vs. ESL context

Masatoshi Sato, Neomy Storch (2022)

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Researchers and teachers often invoke context to explain their particular research/teaching issues. However, definitions of context vary widely and the direct impact of the context is often unexplained. Based on research showing contextual differences in second language (L2) learner beliefs and interactional behaviors, the current project compared those factors in two distinct contexts: Chilean English as a foreign language (EFL) (n = 19) and Australian English as a second language (ESL) (n = 27) contexts. In this project, the learners completed a set of group discussion activities as part of their regular class work. They then completed a questionnaire pertaining to L2 motivation, perceptions of group work, and first language (L1) use. The group interaction data were analysed for: (1) the frequency of language-related episodes (LREs...

Language achievement predicts anxiety and not the other way around: A cross-lagged panel analysis approach

Abdullah Alamer, Jihyun Lee (2024)

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While language anxiety is known to be a strong predictor of the second language (L2) achievement for decades, there has been a relative lack of empirical attention to establishing which one – anxiety or achievement – influences the other. The present study, based on a cross-lagged panel analysis, examined the causal relationships between language anxiety and L2 achievement, each of which was measured at three times points across 17 weeks. The results supported the directional relationship from L2 achievement at Time 2 to language anxiety at Time 3 while the opposite directional relationship from language anxiety at Time 2 to L2 achievement at Time 3 was not supported. Thus, our results suggest...