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Reza Khany

Academic rank: Professor
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Education: PhD.
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Faculty: Literature and Humanities
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E-mail: r.khany [at] ilam.ac.ir
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Research

Title
On the Network of Associations among EFL Learners' Language Learning Strategies, Mindfulness and Personality Traits: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach
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JournalPaper
Keywords
language learning strategy, personality trait, mindfulness, network of associations
Year
2013
Journal European Online Journal of Natural and Social Sciences
DOI https://european-science.com/eojnss/article/view/233
Researchers Reza Khany ، Neda Babanezhad Kafshgar

Abstract

Language learning strategies, personality traits and mindfulness represent three individual learner characteristics that appear to play a crucial role in learners' success or failure in EFL contexts. The main purpose of this study was to scrutinize the network of associations among these three variables and their respective sub-scales. We used Strategy Inventory of Language Learning (SILL), the Big Five Inventory (BFI), and Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) to measure the variables. The results of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis confirmed the hypothesized model of relationships among the study variables. The final model of the network of associations among variables also revealed significant correlations among various sub-scales of the study. The findings of this study have various implications for language teachers and psycholinguistic researchers.