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Xiao, L. and Wray, David (2016) Theorizing one learner’s perceived affective experiences and performances from a dynamic perspective. Journal of Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences, 2 (1). pp. 60-83. ISSN 2187-0675.
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Abstract
This paper examines the perceptions of one Chinese learner of English at a university. From a Dynamic System Theory (DST) perspective, the student’s perceptions, affective experiences and classroom learning will be explored by identifying the non-linear relationships between them. This paper aims to investigate the relationship between the student’s perceived affective experiences and her self-reported performances in a foreign language classroom. The participant was a second-year university student from a foreign language university in China. Diary, questionnaire, semi-structured interview, and class observation were applied to investigate this 6-month longitudinal study. Emotional ambivalence including several different affective patterns and five attractor states, namely, Integrative Disposition, Amotivation, Autonomy, Actual Learning Process and Language Awareness were identified.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- ) | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences | ||||||
Publisher: | The International Academic Forum | ||||||
ISSN: | 2187-0675 | ||||||
Official Date: | March 2016 | ||||||
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Volume: | 2 | ||||||
Number: | 1 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 60-83 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
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