Anxiety, enjoyment, and boredom in language learning amongst junior secondary students in rural China: How do they contribute to L2 achievement?

Studies in Second Language Acquisition, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 45(1), С. 93 - 108

Опубликована: Март 8, 2022

Abstract Building on the control-value theory, present study examined independent and joint predictive effects of three emotions—enjoyment, anxiety, boredom—on L2 achievement over time. The participants were a group junior secondary English learners in rural China, population that has hitherto never featured learning research. Questionnaire data collected at four different time points (Time 1–Time 4: T1–T4) from large sample 954 learners. Structural equation modeling results show that: (a) emotions T1 predicted T2 (one week after T1) T3 (five weeks independently, while only enjoyment T4 (nine T1); (b) when combined, was strongest most enduring predictor across T2–T4, followed by anxiety predicting T2–T3 negatively, boredom completely lost its power T2–T4.

Язык: Английский

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Classroom social climate, growth language mindset, and student engagement: the mediating role of boredom in learning English as a foreign language

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 45(8), С. 3415 - 3433

Опубликована: Июль 13, 2022

This study aimed to test a model of classroom social climate, growth language mindset, boredom, and student engagement among English as foreign (EFL) learners. In addition, the mediating role boredom in this structural was examined. To end, 287 major students from various universities Iran participated by completing valid measures four constructs under investigation. The construct validity verified through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Moreover, equation modelling (SEM) conducted order demonstrate an adequate fit data study. SEM results demonstrated that climate significantly predicated EFL directly. However, mindset affected indirectly, effect boredom. might offer point departure for future studies also have significant implications both learners instructors.

Язык: Английский

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Unpacking Chinese EFL Students’ Academic Engagement and Psychological Well-Being: The Roles of Language Teachers’ Affective Scaffolding

Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 52(5), С. 1799 - 1819

Опубликована: Май 30, 2023

Язык: Английский

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The Role of Experiential Learning on Students’ Motivation and Classroom Engagement

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 12

Опубликована: Окт. 22, 2021

Due to the birth of positive psychology in process education, classroom engagement has been flourished and got a remarkable role academic field. The other significant determining factor success education is motivation which line with engagement. Moreover, based on constructivist approach, experiential learning (EL) as new method learner-centric pedagogy at center attention, result its contributions improving value centers developing abilities, experiences. current review makes an effort consider EL students’ by inspecting backgrounds values. Subsequently, efficacy findings for experts educational contexts discussed.

Язык: Английский

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Towards Innovative Research Approaches to Investigating the Role of Emotional Variables in Promoting Language Teachers’ and Learners’ Mental Health

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 25(7), С. 823 - 832

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2023

The adequacy of language education largely depends on the favorable and unfavorable emotions that teachers students experience throughout process. Simply said, emotional factors play a key role in improving quality teaching learning. Furthermore, these also promote well-being learners place them suitable mental condition. In view impact health learners, many educational scholars around world have studied factors, their background, pedagogical consequences. Nonetheless, majority previous studies employed traditional research methods assessing variables influences teachers’ learners’ health. Because complex dynamic approaches often fail to evaluate dynamic, non-linear connections with well-being. Accordingly, some novel are required measure dynamicity complexity settings. To address this call, current state-of-the-art conceptual article seeks provide new insights for investigating potential states. This study intends offer comprehensive list emerging take into account nature variables. Finally, outlines implications review researchers.

Язык: Английский

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Teaching and learning languages online: Challenges and responses

System, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 107, С. 102819 - 102819

Опубликована: Май 16, 2022

The outbreak of COVID-19 generated an unprecedented global push towards remote online language teaching and learning. In most contexts, teachers learners underwent a rapid switch to instruction with limited resources preparation. Their experiences demonstrate resilience, perseverance, creativity under highly challenging conditions. This collection studies examines the challenges that have experienced in learning online, explores how they addressed these challenges, identifies critical lessons help educators better respond emergencies like pandemic. this introductory article, we discuss background special on languages provide review growing body research education field, introduce published collection.

Язык: Английский

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Revisiting Research on Positive Psychology in Second and Foreign Language Education: Trends and Directions

Language Related Research, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 13(5), С. 1 - 43

Опубликована: Дек. 1, 2022

Revisiting Research on Positive Psychology in Second and Foreign Language Education: Trends Directions

Язык: Английский

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The Predicting Role of EFL Students’ Achievement Emotions and Technological Self-efficacy in Their Technology Acceptance

The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 33(4), С. 771 - 782

Опубликована: Июль 3, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Foreign language learning boredom and enjoyment: The effects of learner variables and teacher variables

Language Teaching Research, Год журнала: 2022, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Май 10, 2022

The past decade has witnessed a surge of research interest in diverse emotions that foreign/second language (L2) learners experience. However, on L2 boredom is just starting. current study focuses foreign learning (FLLB) and enjoyment (FLE), examines how they are associated with wide range learner-internal variables teacher-centered variables. A total 868 university students China studying English as (FL) participated questionnaire survey. Correlation results show the following: (1) there was strong negative correlation between FLE FLLB; (2) positively linked to multiple (self-perceived FL proficiency, relative standing among peers, attitudes towards FL, teacher, FL-related culture) teacher-related (the use class, enthusiasm, predictability, friendliness), while negatively learner age onset learning; (3) these significant correlates were FLLB an opposite way. When entered into regression models, toward stood out strongest predictor both FLLB, teacher friendliness shown be emotions. findings contingent interplay teachers. In accordance findings, I recommend enjoyment-boosting boredom-reducing activities incorporated classrooms.

Язык: Английский

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Testing a model of growth mindset, ideal L2 self, boredom, and WTC in an EFL context

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 45(8), С. 3450 - 3465

Опубликована: Июль 19, 2022

Given much importance associated with willingness to communicate (WTC) in foreign language learning, many researchers have carried out studies explore antecedents of second (L2) WTC. To contribute this research domain, study sought test a model ideal L2 self, growth mindset, boredom and WTC among English major students. In so doing, we recruited total number 437 undergraduate students from different universities Iran, who were requested complete an online survey containing the questionnaires these four variables. Confirmatory factor analysis was used confirm construct validity questionnaires. addition, structural equation modelling performed hypothesised relations Results showed that self significantly influenced (English as Foreign Language) EFL students' directly. Nevertheless, mindset indirectly, through mediation boredom. The findings suggest notable implications for teaching learning EFL.

Язык: Английский

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