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  • Exploring the Connection Between Learner Interest and Group Cohesion in a Taiwanese EFL Classroom

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    Author(s)
    Kuo, Ju-Lin
    Primary Supervisor
    Gardner, Rod
    Other Supervisors
    Woolley, Gary
    Year published
    2012
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    Abstract
    English language education in Taiwan is highly valued and supported by educators and government policy makers. In response to the need to promote English language knowledge and skills within Taiwanese schools, language teachers are always considering how to improve materials and teaching methods to motivate students’ positive engagement. Student motivation has been held to promote learning in ways that shape how individuals respond during learning activities. Over the past three decades, a number of motivational constructs have been well documented that guide researchers in understanding the conceptual and procedural knowledge ...
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    English language education in Taiwan is highly valued and supported by educators and government policy makers. In response to the need to promote English language knowledge and skills within Taiwanese schools, language teachers are always considering how to improve materials and teaching methods to motivate students’ positive engagement. Student motivation has been held to promote learning in ways that shape how individuals respond during learning activities. Over the past three decades, a number of motivational constructs have been well documented that guide researchers in understanding the conceptual and procedural knowledge of motivation. Among the many constructs, interest is of considerable importance for educators, because interest-based engagement provides a direct link between interest and school learning by motivating those that are normally academically unmotivated. The benefits of interest-based learning in educational settings have been investigated from different approaches. For example, individual interest is conceptualized to be internally activated, whereas situational interest is environmentally or externally activated. Researchers have also suggested that student interest in learning is not only related to individual dispositions but is also related to environmental factors. This is an indication that both individual and situational interest may result in the facilitation of enhanced cognitive functioning and improved learning.
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    Thesis Type
    Thesis (Professional Doctorate)
    Degree Program
    Doctor of Education (EdD)
    School
    School of Education and Professional Studies
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.25904/1912/3855
    Copyright Statement
    The author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise.
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    Public
    Subject
    English language education in Taiwan
    English language study and teaching in Taiwan
    English as a second language
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/367676
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    • Theses - Higher Degree by Research

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