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Foreign Language Anxiety: Students' Perspectives and Pedagogical Implications
During the last four decades, researchers have shown an increasing interest in
the effect of affective variables in language learning because of their decisive role in
understanding individual differences in language ...
A synchronic analysis of Indian English
(2017-11-21)
The present paper aims at exploring the impact that linguistic background can have on individual speech. After a brief review on how English became an official language in the republic of India, I will concentrate on the ...
Welsh English: a 'mystery' for the kingdom
Nowadays Wales is a country which is included in the United Kingdom (UK), and in which two different languages are spoken: the Welsh language and Welsh English, whose name is given partly due to the particularities it has ...
Irish English: a current account of Northern and Southern dialects
Every realisation of speech differs amongst the speakers of a given language. There are many factors that could possibly affect this, such as, age, gender and social background as well as geographical factors, among others. ...
The influence of Basque and Spanish on the acquisition of English false friends: a cross-sectional study
(2018-12-04)
Recently there has been a growing interest in the acquisition of vocabulary in the field of Second Language Acquisition (SLA). Experts have conducted a vast amount of research on lexical processing and organization, examining ...
L1 attrition: a case of a Mexican immigrant in the US
(2017-11-23)
This paper informs about language attrition by providing information about how language loss occur and about most important factors that have an impact on language loss.
The development of the article system in the L3 english of basque-spanish bilingual primary school children
Research about the acquisition of the English article system has established that child and adult learners show difficulties at the time of using definite and indefinite articles. Results from these studies have revealed ...
Attitudes towards Basque, Spanish and English in the Basque Country: a cross-sectional study
(2018-12-03)
English is considered to be the current lingua franca due to its global status. Several factors such as prestige and its widespread use have enabled English to become one of the most spoken languages in the world. Whilst ...
Anxiety in foreign language learning: proficiency and gender under scrutiny
(2020-05-20)
Second language learning anxiety has been the most widely studied emotion in SLA (second language acquisition), it is said to be one of the most disputed and complex concepts, as there are various internal and external ...
Teacher motivation and demotivation in foreign language learning classrooms
(2022-03-08)
Although insufficient importance has been given to teacher motivation in the literature, there has recently been a growing interest in and recognition of it. This paper aims to define motivation and demotivation in teachers ...