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A brief overview of individual differences in second language learning
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The authors provide a broad overview of the field of individual differences in language learning, especially as they are reflected in learning styles, learning strategies, and affective variables, and touch on some areas for further research.About:
This article is published in System.The article was published on 2003-09-01. It has received 539 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Experiential learning & Active learning.read more
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Autonomy in language teaching and learning
TL;DR: There has been a remarkable growth of interest in the theory and practice of autonomy in language teaching and learning in recent years as discussed by the authors, focusing on work published since the turn of the 20th century, examines major trends in the recent literature on autonomy related to the emergence of alternative views of autonomy, new contexts of practice and interaction with concepts such as self-regulation, motivation, sociocultural theory and teacher development.
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A New Approach to Assessing Strategic Learning: The Case of Self-Regulation in Vocabulary Acquisition
TL;DR: The authors proposed a psychometrically-based measure of second language learners' strategic learning, operationalized as their self-regulatory capacity, which is an alternative to the scales traditionally used to quantify language learning strategy use.
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Strategy Instruction in Listening for Lower-Intermediate Learners of French
Suzanne Graham,Ernesto Macaro +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors measured the effects of strategy instruction on both the listening performance and self-efficacy of 68 lower-intermediate learners of French in England, against a comparison group.
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Aptitude and second language acquisition
TL;DR: This article reviewed and related to measures of abilities operationalized in existing aptitude tests, as well as measures of cognitive abilities that are the focus of more recent research in cognitive psychology, and discussed the prospects for developing aptitude test to serve the purposes of predicting both early and advanced level language learning success.
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On the Discursive Construction of ‘The Chinese Learner’
Rose Clark,Simon Gieve +1 more
TL;DR: This paper examined some features of the deficit model of Chinese learner discourse attributed to Confucian cultural heritage (passive, lacking critical thinking, reliant on simplistic rote memorisation strategies resulting in surface learning, unwilling to participate in classroom talk), and referred to research findings which propose alternative characterisations and alternative explanations rooted in social and contextual factors.
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Self-Efficacy: The Exercise of Control
TL;DR: SelfSelf-Efficacy (SE) as discussed by the authors is a well-known concept in human behavior, which is defined as "belief in one's capabilities to organize and execute the courses of action required to produce given attainments".
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Generalized expectancies for internal versus external control of reinforcement.
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of reward or reinforcement on preceding behavior depend in part on whether the person perceives the reward as contingent on his own behavior or independent of it, and individuals may also differ in generalized expectancies for internal versus external control of reinforcement.
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Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Determination in Human Behavior
Edward L. Deci,Richard M. Ryan +1 more
TL;DR: This chapter discusses the development of Causality Orientations Theory, a theory of personality Influences on Motivation, and its application in information-Processing Theories.