Exploring learner identity in the blended learning context: A case study of collaborative writing

J Chen, J Tan, J Lei - System, 2022 - Elsevier
While there has been much research on language learner identity in traditional face-to-face
classrooms, less attention has been paid to learner identity construction and its influencing …

Language learning investment in Higher Education: Validation and implementation of a Likert-scale questionnaire in the context of compulsory EFL Learning

L Dauzon-Ledesma, J Izquierdo - Education Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Second language learning investment relates to the willingness and effort of learners to
develop language competencies which will give them a good return in terms of personal or …

Language learners' linguistic investment in ideologically framed language institutes: Forms of capital, ideology, and identity

Z Tajeddin, C Kerfoot, M Fereydoonfar - Linguistics and Education, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Language learning in Iran is a site of struggle between two ideologically opposed
spaces, state schools and non-state language institutes. This study drew on the construct of …

Investigating EFL writers' critical thinking performance across languages

Y Dong, X Chang - Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding how writing in different languages affects one's critical thinking (CT)
performance is of high importance for both the teaching and assessment of CT. Previous …

Leveraging affordances in an ecological stance: Reflective language teaching for professional development during COVID-19

M Chen - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has made a prominent impact of social contexts on teachers'
professional development in remote classroom teaching. To explore how the change has …

Learner Identity and Investment in EFL, EMI, and ESL Contexts: A Longitudinal Case Study of One Pre-Service Teacher

Y Zhang, J Huang - Journal of Language, Identity & Education, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
When multilingual learners traverse across cross-border and study-abroad contexts, they
enter different sociocultural spaces, negotiate conflicting identities, and may or may not …

An ecological study of identity in teaching English as a foreign language in light of the dynamic systems model of role identity

R Wang, M Elahi Shirvan, T Taherian - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Influenced by the growing urge of investigating the combined nature of teacher identity with
the dynamic teacher professional learning processes in recent years, the present study …

The identity construction of Iranian English students learning translated L1 and L2 short stories: Aspiration for language investment or consumption?

F Shahidzade, G Mazdayasna - Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
A large number of investigations have highlighted the importance of incorporating literary
texts into English language teaching programs. Nevertheless, there are scarce studies on …

Researching L2 investment in EMI courses: Techno-reflective narrative interviews

Y Zhang - Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 2024 - Elsevier
In response to the call for integrating a praxis orientation to understand processes of
language development through active engagement with teachers and learners, this article …