Ajzen’s Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB)
Language Learners’ Beliefs and Ajzen’s Theory of Planned Behavior: Selected Studies Using TPB and Its Constructs
These are selected studies in which I used Ajzen’s theory of planned behavior or at least one of its constructs (attitude toward behavior, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, and intention), presented in chronological order.
Alhamami, M. (2016). Using Ajzen’s theory to examine beliefs in EFL face-to-face and online lessons [Doctoral dissertation, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa].
Alhamami, M. (2018). Beliefs about and intention to learn a foreign language in face-to-face and online settings. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 31(1-2), 90-113. https://doi.org/10.1080/09588221.2017.1387154
Alhamami, M. (2019). Learners’ beliefs about language-learning abilities in face-to-face & online settings. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 16(1), 31. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-019-0162-1
Alhamami, M. (2019). Prediction of English as foreign language courses’ grades. King Khalid University Journal of Humanities, 28(1), 105-133. Retrieved from https://www.hj.kku.edu.sa/ar/node/1261
Alhamami, M. (2020). Learners’ beliefs and communities around them: The social pressure to learn language. SAGE Open, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244019898842
Alhamami, M. (2021). English as a medium of instruction (EMI) in computing undergraduate programs. Education and Information Technologies, 26(5), 6549-6562. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-021-10637-6
Alhamami, M., & Almelhi, A. (2021). The dilemma of English as a medium of instruction policy in science college programs. Studies in English Language and Education, 8(3), 1045-1060. https://doi.org/10.24815/siele.v8i3.21218
Alhamami, M. (2022). English as the Medium of Instruction (EMI) in undergraduate engineering programs. IEEE Transactions on Education, 65(1), 93-100. https://doi.org/10.1109/TE.2021.3094210
Alhamami, M. (2022). Language learners’ attitudes toward online and face-to-face language environments. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 926310. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.926310
Alhamami, M. (2023). English as a Medium of Education (EME): Gender, attitudes, and cumulative GPA. King Saud University Journal of Research in Language and Translation, 3(2), 69-90. Retrieved from https://jrlt.ksu.edu.sa/sites/jrlt.ksu.edu.sa/files/users/user975/JRLT%20Vol%203-2%20(pp.%2069-90%20English%20as%20a%20Medium%20of%20Education).pdf
Alhamami, M., & Almosa, A. (2023). Learning Arabic as a second language in Saudi universities: Ajzen’s theory and religious motivations. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 36(4), 509-532. https://doi.org/10.1080/07908318.2023.2242912
Alhamami, M. (2025). Intention over motivation: A holistic analysis of psychological constructs in Arabic as a foreign language learning. Acta Psychologica, 241, 105142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105142
Alhamami, M. (2025). Validating Ajzen’s theory of planned behavior in Saudi translation education programs using a reflective structural equation model. Scientific Reports, 15, Article 19566. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-05363-9
Alhamami, M., & Alalmay, H. (2026). Communication anxiety, communication competence, burnout, and intention to learn Arabic as a second language. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-026-08450-y
Alhamami, M., & Alalmay, H. F. (2026). Perceived behavioral control, language mindsets, and self-determination theory: A structural analysis of learning Arabic as a second language. Frontiers in Psychology, 17, Article 1861203. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1861203
Alhamami, M., & Crookes, G. (2026). Validating students’ planned engagement in learning Arabic through six psychological constructs. Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 56, 21-42. https://doi.org/10.32038/ltrq.2026.56.02