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Hülya Fidan Uçar Galatasaray University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9058-2213Adem Soruç University of Bath https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4165-6260Keywords: English-medium instruction, French-medium instruction, achievement, motivation, anxiety, context Abstract Foreign language-medium instruction at tertiary level is receiving great attention in our decade. Thus, this study examines the significance of the following psychological factors for Turkish students enrolled in tertiary education: (i) sense of achievement, […]

Seher BalbayMETUKeywords: motivation, L2 learning motivation, SLA motivation research. Abstract Innovations and Challenges in Language Learning Motivation, Zoltán Dörnyei. Routledge, NY/ USA (2020). 186 pp., Paperback: $34.99, ISBN:978-1-138-59916-1 PDF Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on whatsapp Share on pinterest

Sharona MoskowitzBirkbeck College, University of LondonJean-Marc DewaeleBirkbeck College, University of LondonKeywords: Intellectual humility, foreign language learning, enjoyment, anxiety Abstract Intellectual humility (IH) involves a certain degree of selflessness and an accurate view of one’s own worth and abilities. To date, IH has not been explicitly researched as a variable in the study of foreign language

Asli Lidice Gokturk Saglam Ozyegin University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8536-269XKeywords: Integrated language proficiency test, theme-based language proficiency test, washback effect, washback on teaching Abstract This article reports a mixed-method study that examined the washback effect from a locally-produced, theme-based, high-stakes English language proficiency test in tertiary education in a Turkish EAP context. The aim was to explore the

Christine Muir University of NottinghamOzge Gumus Adıyaman UniversityKeywords: directed motivational currents/DMCs, language learner motivation, long-term motivation, project based learning Abstract Directed motivational currents (DMCs) encapsulate a unique motivational phenomenon. DMCs are highly positive, potent motivational experiences which can carry individuals or groups forwards to achieving valued goals at both a remarkable rate, and with a

Andrea Dimitroff TOBB University of Economics and Technology https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1188-5436Ashley Dimitroff TOBB University of Economics and Technology https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2421-333XKeywords: Workplace integration, training, adaptation, challenges, culture Abstract Mitigation of challenges in a new workplace is one of the struggles encountered by newly hired teachers. This article presents the findings of a survey of various teachers in new work

Alastair Henry University WestKeywords: meta time travel, episodic future thinking, self-concordant goals, autobiographical knowledge, L2 motivation, motivational persistence Abstract Mental time travel lies at the frontier of research into motivational persistence in language learning (Dörnyei, 2020). This article introduces the theory of episodic future thinking (D’Argembeau, 2016, 2020), and examines the key components of autobiographical

Kadriye Aksoy-Pekacar Canakkale Onsekiz Mart UniversityArzu Kanat-MutluoğluTED UniversityIsmail Hakkı ErtenHacettepe UniversityKeywords: attribution theory, speaking, motivation, causal attributions, oral communication skills Abstract As part of the research on motivation, causal attribution studies have an important role in predicting and improving academic performance since controllable and uncontrollable attributions have an effect on learners’ future actions. Following this

Peter MacIntyre Cape Breton UniversityLanxi WangCape Breton UniversityGholam Hassan Khajavy University of BojnordKeywords: willingness to communicate, dual processing theory, congnitive experiential self theory (CEST), Rational-Experiential Inventory (REI) Abstract How does a person decide whether she or he is willing to communicate? Dual-process theories have been influential in the literature on the psychology of making judgments

Pelin Irgin TED Universityİsmail Hakkı ErtenHacettepe UniversityKeywords: Listening comprehension; listening; strategy instruction; learner strategies; young learners Abstract This paper reports on an exploratory investigation into the impacts of the listening strategy instruction (LSI) on young lThis paper reports on an exploratory investigation into the impacts of implicit instruction of listening strategies on strategy use and