This article serves as an introduction to this second special issue of System on Beliefs about
Second Language Acquisition (SLA) held by learners and/or teachers of foreign languages …

Abstract Language learner strategy research has been dogged by criticisms in recent
decades culminating in calls for the field to be replaced with the construct of self-regulation …

This accessible book offers a fresh perspective on engagement, with an emphasis on how
teachers can create the conditions for active engagement and the role learners can play in …

Agency has attracted considerable attention, especially of late. Nevertheless, perceptions of
language learners as nonagentive persist. In this article the Douglas Fir Group's call for a …

Over the past decade, the focus of inquiry into the psychology of SLA has shifted from the
analysis of various characteristics within individuals towards a greater consideration of …

Now in its second edition, Teaching and Researching Language Learning Strategies: Self-
Regulation in Context charts the field systematically and coherently for the benefit of …

This landmark volume offers a collection of conceptual papers and data-based research
studies that investigate the dynamics of language learning motivation from a complex …

The rising popularity of the Chinese language as a subject for study has motivated research
on international students' cultural adaptation and language learning during periods of study …

The aim of this review is to synthesize empirical studies on undergraduate language
learners' experience abroad during a time period of a year or less. To help provide a …

Strategies in Learning and Using a Second Language examines what it takes to achieve
long-term success in languages beyond the first language. Distinguishing language …