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Understanding the Learning Experiences of Highly Educated refugees from Iraq and Syria en route to Economic Integration in Luxembourg
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Energy Conservation Theory for Second Language Acquisition (Ect-l2a): A Partial Validation of Kinetic Energy– Aptitude and Motivation
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While language aptitude and motivation are considered to be important contributors to second language (L2) attainment, two major gaps in the past research have been (1) a lack of nonlinear models stemming from a naïve and tacit assumption that learning outcomes are linearly related to their predictors, and (2) a lack of unified and integrative understanding of key individual differences (ID) variables (Dewaele, 2009; Larsen-Freeman, 1997). Despite changes in conceptualization of language development as a dynamic system comprised of nonlinear and interconnected subsystems (e.g., CDST), an integrative understanding of ID variables in L2 acquisition remains lacking. The purpose of this dissertation study was to examine motivation and aptitude and their relationship to second language acquisition. Specifically, the study set out to validate a number of theoretical claims made by energy conservation theory for second language acquisition (ECT-L2A) and its attempt to unify key ID variables under one model (Han et al., 2017a). ECT-L2A predicts, inter alia, that aptitude and motivation are positively related to L2 achievement but their effects diminish with increase in proficiency. This is visually represented as a nonlinear and asymptotic L2 learning trajectory vis-à-vis aptitude and motivation. In the current study, two hundred and three adult Spanish-speaking learners of L2 English (N=203) of wide range of proficiency were measured on their level of aptitude (LLAMA_F), motivation (Attitude Motivation Test Battery) and attainment (grammaticality judgment test). The data were analyzed using correlations (PPMC, partial, dis-attenuated), R-squared measures, and fitted with orthogonal distance regression via total least-squares method. The results of correlation analyses and regression showed that as predicted, aptitude contributed positively towards attainment, but its effect diminished with increase in proficiency. On the other hand, while all participants were motivated to learn, motivation decreased with increases in attainment throughout L2 development. Motivation’s effect on achievement became asymptotic and its contribution towards target language (TL) mastery diminished. When aptitude and motivation were combined as a single unit, the learning trajectory closely resembled the curve predicted by ECT-L2A. Based on these findings, two general interpretations concerning motivation and aptitude were presented: 1) changes in motivation and aptitude with respect to attainment and 2) their differential efficacy towards native-like proficiency during L2 development. Finally, implications regarding the universality and the versatility of ECT-L2A are discussed under the broader call for more mathematical models in future SLA research.
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English language--Study and teaching--Spanish speakers; Motivation in adult education; Second language acquisition--Methodology; Second language acquisition--Psychological aspects
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URL: https://doi.org/10.7916/haxp-jb44
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A Path to Decolonizing the Online Classroom
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In: Northwest Journal of Teacher Education (2022)
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Supplemental materials for paper: The Critical Review to Practical Inquiries of Action Research Framework ...
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Assessing Cognitive Flexibility, Other Executive Functions, and Learning in Healthy Adolescents ...
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Cognitive Flexibility and Its Association with Linguistic Preferences, Decision-Making, Tolerance of Uncertainty and Perceived Social Support ...
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Tong, Ke. - : Open Science Framework, 2022
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“Give me a path to follow”: A Deweyan inquiry into training volunteer EAL tutors of adult refugees
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In: Theses: Doctorates and Masters (2022)
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“Our Brokenness Kind of Connects Us”: Exploring Social Justice Topics Through Read-Alouds in a Ninth-Grade Classroom
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TEACHING ENGLISH THROUGH INTERACTIVE GAMES IN A HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT ...
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TEACHING ENGLISH THROUGH INTERACTIVE GAMES IN A HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT ...
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English is Not Dead! Long Live English: Teaching the Evolution of English and Inclusive Communication Via Online, Face to Face or Hybrid Instruction
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In: Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy (2022)
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Reinscribing and reimagining linguistic and social hierarchies in a prison-based language and literacy program
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Ecosystem of Workplace Education and Training: Where Do Learners Fit?
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In: 21CLEO Presentations and Publications (2022)
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TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING THROUGH ORAL NARRATIVE IN A PARTICIPATORY COMMUNICATION CONTEXT: AN INQUIRY INTO RADIO DRAMA-BASED TRAINING AMONG ZAMBIAN CAREGIVERS OF ABUSED AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN
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In: Theses and Dissertations--Communication (2022)
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Welcoming and Inclusive Farmers Markets: A Community of Practice to Encourage Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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In: Outcomes and Impact Quarterly (2022)
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Student Centered Language Teaching: A Focus on Student Identity
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In: All Graduate Plan B and other Reports (2022)
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Affectivity and agency in English teaching for Youth and Adult Education
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In: Revista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 94-124 (2022) (2022)
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Silver Girls: A Modern Retelling of Little Women
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In: Honors Program Theses and Projects (2021)
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Agroecological education for food sovereignty: Insights from formal and non-formal spheres in Brazil and Spain
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