1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
L2 Motivation as Seen Through the Lenses of Sociocultural Theory and Complexity / Dynamic Systems Theory: Are They Commensurable?

Michael Amory; Mariana Lima Becker

Volume 11, Issue 2 , October 2023

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2024.28021.1470

Abstract
  Research on motivation in second language (L2) learning has progressed tremendously over the last several decades. Within the recent trend to investigate the socially situated context of motivation and the role of social processes in shaping individual L2 motivation, Sociocultural Theory (SCT) and Complexity ...  Read More

1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Can Inspirational Quotes Help the Recall of Abstract Vocabulary?

Mehri Mokhtarzadeh; Hadi Farjami; Monireh Mokhtarzadeh

Volume 8, Issue 2 , October 2020, , Pages 141-157

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2020.26848.1182

Abstract
  The present study investigates the potential impact of inspirational quotes on improving English abstract vocabulary recall. To achieve this, a multiple-choice Oxford Quick Placement Test (OQPT) of 60 items including vocabulary and grammar component was administered as the proficiency test to a sample ...  Read More

1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
The Relationship Among L2 Motivational Self-System, Reading Comprehension Ability, and Gender :A Study of EFL Learners in Iran

Sajjad Sherafati; Narjes Ghafournia

Volume 7, Issue 2 , September 2019, , Pages 29-45

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26602.1134

Abstract
  The current study was an attempt to investigate the relationship among L2 Motivational Self-System, Reading Comprehension Ability, and Gender of Iranian EFL Learners. 70 participants of both male and female at intermediate level at Shokooh Institute in Kashmar-Iran were randomly selected. The instruments ...  Read More

1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)
Canonical Analysis of the Relationship Between Personality Traits and Attitude with Motivation and EFL Learners’ Written Production Task

Fereshteh Asadzadian; Ghader Asadzadian

Volume 7, Issue 2 , September 2019, , Pages 135-154

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2019.26631.1140

Abstract
  The purpose of this study was to investigate the Canonical analysis of the relationship between personality traits and attitude with motivation and EFL learners’ written production task. This research in terms of data collection procedure is a correlation type. The statistical population consisted ...  Read More