This mixed-methods cross-cultural study examined the role of instructor confirmation and care in EFL students’ willingness to attend classes (WTAC). For the quantitative phase, 1006 and 605 EFL university students were chosen respectively from Chinese and Iranian universities, and for the qualitative phase, sub-groups of 43 Chinese and 34 Iranian participants were selected. Three close-ended scales and semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. Results of confirmatory factor analysis approved the factor structure and validity of the three scales. Results of correlation and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analyses indicated the positive associative/predictive role of perceived teacher caring and confirmation in Chinese and Iran...
The globalized era together with demographic, geographical, and structural changes to English has re...
The number of students learning Chinese as a foreign language (i.e. CFL students) has been increasin...
This study investigated the intercultural communication competence and intercultural communication a...
IntroductionInspired by the rhetorical/relational goal theory, the current inquiry evaluated the rol...
Given the fact that students’ absence and disengagement are among the major challenges that teachers...
This study investigates the relationship between teacher confirmation and student motivation across ...
AbstractThe present study examined perceived social support based on the theoretical model of Weiss ...
This study explores tensions between three Iranian EFL teachers’ beliefs and practices with respect ...
This study concerns Iranian teachers of foreign languages in general, and EFL teachers in particular...
One of the most important factors related to learners’ willingness to communicate (WTC) is teachers’...
As the importance of intercultural competence is increasingly recognized by educators all over the w...
The current study aimed at investigating the nature of EFL teachers and learners’ perspectives on th...
This study examines both the foreign language enjoyment (FLE) and the foreign language classroom anx...
The purpose of this article is to study the perception of Iranian EFL learners of the importance and...
The present study investigated whether students’ motivational beliefs act as a mediator in the assoc...
The globalized era together with demographic, geographical, and structural changes to English has re...
The number of students learning Chinese as a foreign language (i.e. CFL students) has been increasin...
This study investigated the intercultural communication competence and intercultural communication a...
IntroductionInspired by the rhetorical/relational goal theory, the current inquiry evaluated the rol...
Given the fact that students’ absence and disengagement are among the major challenges that teachers...
This study investigates the relationship between teacher confirmation and student motivation across ...
AbstractThe present study examined perceived social support based on the theoretical model of Weiss ...
This study explores tensions between three Iranian EFL teachers’ beliefs and practices with respect ...
This study concerns Iranian teachers of foreign languages in general, and EFL teachers in particular...
One of the most important factors related to learners’ willingness to communicate (WTC) is teachers’...
As the importance of intercultural competence is increasingly recognized by educators all over the w...
The current study aimed at investigating the nature of EFL teachers and learners’ perspectives on th...
This study examines both the foreign language enjoyment (FLE) and the foreign language classroom anx...
The purpose of this article is to study the perception of Iranian EFL learners of the importance and...
The present study investigated whether students’ motivational beliefs act as a mediator in the assoc...
The globalized era together with demographic, geographical, and structural changes to English has re...
The number of students learning Chinese as a foreign language (i.e. CFL students) has been increasin...
This study investigated the intercultural communication competence and intercultural communication a...