scholarly journals The Influence of English as a Foreign Language Teachers’ Positive Mood and Hope on Their Academic Buoyancy: A Theoretical Review

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Dong ◽  
Wei Li ◽  
Di Ye
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Positive Mood ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Critical Elements ◽  
Academic Buoyancy ◽  
Efl Context ◽  
Successful Education

Emotions are now considered critical elements of a successful education. In English as a Foreign Language (EFL) context, there are many challenges for teachers to deal with. Hence, it is necessary to take their emotions into consideration. Despite many studies in this area, researching teachers’ positive mood, hope, and academic buoyancy has been left less attended. Trying to introduce this line, the present study reviewed the definitions, related concepts, theories, and previous studies done on these three variables in detail. It also touched upon the origins of researching emotion in educational contexts describing different schools of psychology. Additionally, the study offered some practical implications for EFL teachers, students, policy-makers, teacher trainers, and researchers. Finally, it enumerated the existing gaps in this area and made a number of research suggestions for future research.

scholarly journals Digital Recording Platforms and Integrated Performance Assessments in Second/Foreign Language Learning

2015 ◽  
pp. 1524-1538
Author(s):  
Peter B. Swanson
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Performance Assessments ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
Integrated Performance ◽  
Voice Recorder

The teaching and learning of a new language can be daunting for both instructors and learners. Second/foreign language teachers must overcome a multitude of impediments in which to bring students to higher levels of language learning. Research using digital voice recording software indicates that by integrating such technology into the curriculum, there are multiple benefits for both instructors and students. In this chapter, the author discusses the challenges language teachers face and then outlines six free digital voice recorder options that are available to teachers. Afterward, the author advances a series of curricular and procedural considerations for the integration of digital voice recordings in the language-learning classroom before discussing findings from studies focused on the use of digital recordings for educational purposes. The chapter concludes with a discussion of best practices using digital voice recordings for integrated performance assessments and a discussion of new avenues for future research.

scholarly journals Digital Recording Platforms and Integrated Performance Assessments in Second/Foreign Language Learning

2014 ◽  
pp. 380-394
Author(s):  
Pete Swanson
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Performance Assessments ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
Integrated Performance ◽  
Voice Recorder

The teaching and learning of a new language can be daunting for both instructors and learners. Second/foreign language teachers must overcome a multitude of impediments in which to bring students to higher levels of language learning. Research using digital voice recording software indicates that by integrating such technology into the curriculum, there are multiple benefits for both instructors and students. In this chapter, the author discusses the challenges language teachers face and then outlines six free digital voice recorder options that are available to teachers. Afterward, the author advances a series of curricular and procedural considerations for the integration of digital voice recordings in the language-learning classroom before discussing findings from studies focused on the use of digital recordings for educational purposes. The chapter concludes with a discussion of best practices using digital voice recordings for integrated performance assessments and a discussion of new avenues for future research.

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