Second Language Acquisition (SLA)
Task Motivation and Transfer of Learning across Tasks: The Case of Learning the English Definite Article

Saeed Safdari

Volume 10, Issue 2 , December 2021, , Pages 203-232

https://doi.org/10.22054/ilt.2022.63219.625

Abstract
  Task motivation has recently gained prominence in second language (L2) research. However, its potential effects on the transfer of learning across tasks have not been investigated. The present study sought to deal with this issue through a mixed-methods approach. A total of 82 intermediate English learners ...  Read More

Imagination, Senses and Motivation: How are Sensory Styles, Imagery Capacity and Gender Related to Motivational Attributes of Iranian EFL Learners?

Saeed Safdari

Volume 8, Issue 2 , December 2019, , Pages 275-303

https://doi.org/10.22054/ilt.2020.48725.457

Abstract
  Recent research on second language (L2) motivation emphasizes the significant role of personal vision and future-oriented self images on L2 learners’ motivation. This role is even more important in EFL contexts where learners have scarce access to authentic communicative situations. Therefore, ...  Read More

EFL Learners’ Deployment of Motivational Self-Regulatory Strategies and their Academic Achievement

Saeed Safdari; Parviz Maftoon

Volume 5, Issue 1 , June 2016, , Pages 50-25

https://doi.org/10.22054/ilt.2016.7716

Abstract
  Self-regulation of learning has been extensively investigated in second language (L2) learning. Many studies have focused on the strategies that language learners employ to regulate their own learning processes. However, motivational self-regulation is considerably less explored. The aim of this study ...  Read More