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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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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A mixed-methods cross-cultural study of teacher care and teacher-student rapport in Iranian and Polish University students’ engagement in pursuing academic goals in an L2 context

System, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 106, С. 102790 - 102790

Опубликована: Март 22, 2022

Язык: Английский

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The predicting role of EFL teachers’ immediacy behaviors in students’ willingness to communicate and academic engagement

BMC Psychology, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 11(1)

Опубликована: Окт. 7, 2023

Teacher-student interactions and proximity have been shown influential in second/foreign (L2) education. However, the role of L2 teachers' immediacy behaviors on students' willingness to communicate (WTC) academic engagement remains relatively unexamined context English as a foreign language (EFL).This study intended examine association among EFL WTC engagement.In this quantitative study, three online questionnaires were completed by 400 Chinese students different universities out which 364 valid.The results statistical analysis structural equation modeling (SEM) indicated that (verbal, nonverbal) had highly significant influence (ß=0.89, p = .000) (ß=0.71, .000). It was also revealed could predict 89% 71% variances engagement, respectively.Based results, I be concluded interpersonal communication abilities (e.g., immediacy) foster establishment growth other positive outcomes learners.The presents some conclusions practical implications for teachers, materials developers, trainers integrate nonverbal cues into their practices. Such practices potential enhance improve engagement.

Язык: Английский

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Investigating the interplay of Chinese EFL teachers’ proactive personality, flow, and work engagement

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, Год журнала: 2023, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 15

Опубликована: Фев. 3, 2023

Recently, researchers have focused on various factors influencing work engagement, particularly in the EFL context. In this vein, study was carried out to investigate relationship among proactive personality, flow, and engagement China. so doing, three instruments including Proactive Personality Scale, Work-Related Flow Inventory (WOLF), Work Well-Being Survey (UWES) were used. Employing a convenience sampling method, 350 English teachers selected from 20 provinces Structural equation modeling (SEM) utilized analyze obtained data. The findings demonstrated positive correlation teachers’ engagement. results of SEM also indicated that could be predicted by both flow personality; however, had more predictive power. theoretical practical implications for second/foreign language different stakeholders.

Язык: Английский

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Modeling the Effect of Chinese EFL Teachers’ Self-efficacy and Resilience on Their Work Engagement: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis

SAGE Open, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 13(4)

Опубликована: Окт. 1, 2023

Teaching is deemed a taxing enterprise, especially as far higher education concerned. As result, much research attention has been showered upon exploring the correlates of engagement for instructors. To contribute to this direction, present researchers carried out survey test model work in Chinese context. Teacher self-efficacy and resilience were added predictors hypothesized model. A number 372 English foreign language (EFL) instructors contexts selected through convenience sampling. The measurement models latent variables (i.e., self-efficacy, resilience, engagement) confirmed via running Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). Afterward, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used structural results obtained from analyses showed that both teacher could significantly predict EFL teachers’ engagement, with serving stronger predictor than resilience. outcomes suggest some implications stakeholders such teachers, trainers, policy makers, officials.

Язык: Английский

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Relationships between Self-Efficacy and Teachers’ Well-Being in Middle School English Teachers: The Mediating Role of Teaching Satisfaction and Resilience

Behavioral Sciences, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(8), С. 629 - 629

Опубликована: Июль 23, 2024

Teaching satisfaction and resilience play important roles in the education field, but most research focuses on higher education, with few scholars studying their impact language teaching within context of middle school education. In this sense, study employs a mixed-methods design, selecting 375 Chinese English teachers to investigate relationship between self-efficacy teachers' well-being. A structural equation modeling approach NVivo were utilized analyze quantitative data qualitative data, respectively. Quantitative results reveal that both mediate Qualitative interviews primarily enhances job commitment, reduces stress, improves student relationships, increases professional growth. Meanwhile, plays crucial role stress management, positive adaptation, emotional regulation. This offers insightful implications for improving well-being contributes significantly broader discourse foreign teacher

Язык: Английский

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Teacher Confirmation and Caring as Predictors of Chinese and Iranian EFL Students’ Willingness to Attend EFL Classes

Porta Linguarum Revista Interuniversitaria de Didáctica de las Lenguas Extranjeras, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 39, С. 165 - 192

Опубликована: Янв. 31, 2023

This mixed-methods cross-cultural study examined the role of instructor confirmation and care in EFL students’ willingness to attend classes (WTAC). For quantitative phase, 1006 605 university students were chosen respectively from Chinese Iranian universities, for qualitative sub-groups 43 34 participants selected. Three close-ended scales semi-structured interviews used collect data. Results confirmatory factor analysis approved structure validity three scales. correlation Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analyses indicated positive associative/predictive perceived teacher caring WTAC. The independent samples t-tests results showed significant differences perceptions caring, confirmation, WTAC, with significantly outperforming Iranians. Frequency counts data revealed that both believed facilitative Further content through MAXQDA presented four themes teacher-, student-, context, task-related factors, among which teacher-related factors theme its interpersonal sub-theme deemed very influential by predicting

Язык: Английский

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How burnout, resilience, and engagement interplay among EFL learners? A mixed-methods investigation in the Chinese senior high school context

Porta Linguarum Revista Interuniversitaria de Didáctica de las Lenguas Extranjeras, Год журнала: 2024, Номер IX, С. 193 - 213

Опубликована: Янв. 25, 2024

English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) learning is essential for Chinese senior high school students, but burnout can impair their engagement and performance. Resilience, however, enhance shield them from burnout. This mixed-methods study aimed to investigate the interplay between burnout, resilience, among 413 EFL learners. Using AMOS 24, quantitative analyses with structural equation modeling (SEM) revealed reciprocity these three constructs. Specifically, was negatively associated both resilience engagement, explaining 28.6% 33.3% of shared variance respectively. Besides, were positively correlated, sharing 70.6% variance. Qualitative semi-structured interviews 15 analyzed by MAXQDA 2022, supported this specifying role each component also discusses theoretical practical implications findings suggests directions future research.

Язык: Английский

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Modelling the interplay between resilience, emotion regulation and psychological well‐being among Chinese English language teachers: The mediating role of self‐efficacy beliefs

European Journal of Education, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 59(3)

Опубликована: Март 18, 2024

Abstract With the rise of positive psychology (PP) in 1954 and its flowering last decade 20th century, focus psychological educational studies has shifted from examining negative health‐related outcomes to their counterparts. In line with this new research agenda, several L2 researchers have studied different predictors among language teachers. Few studies, however, been dedicated teachers' well‐being potential predictors. To bridge lacuna, current tried evaluate role emotion regulation resilience predicting Chinese EFL well‐being. This also strived find out whether perceived self‐efficacy could mediate interaction between well‐being, resilience. For purpose, 430 English teachers recruited classes were asked respond four closed‐ended questionnaires. The analysis exhibited strong associations resilience, results divulged that be meaningfully predicted by ability Additionally, indicated association significantly mediated beliefs. These may some useful instructive implications for principals teacher trainers.

Язык: Английский

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