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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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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Modeling the interaction between teacher credibility, teacher confirmation, and English major students’ academic engagement: A sequential mixed-methods approach

Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(2), С. 235 - 265

Опубликована: Янв. 30, 2024

Adopting a sequential mixed-methods approach, the current inquiry examined English major students’ perceptions of role teacher confirmation and credibility in enhancing their academic engagement Chinese context. In doing so, through WeChat messenger, three scales were provided to 1168 students chosen from different as foreign language (EFL) classes. For sake triangulation, 40 participants invited take part interview sessions well. The inspection correlations between constructs indicated strong association student well close connection credibility. This showed that EFL is tied these interpersonal behaviors. contribution was also using path analysis, which demonstrated predicted by confirmation. Additionally, outcomes proved integral two communication behaviors increasing engagement. Findings may have some noteworthy implications for educators instructors.

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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The Role of Emotional Intelligence and Self-efficacy in EFL Teachers’ Technology Adoption

The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 33(4), С. 845 - 856

Опубликована: Окт. 27, 2023

Язык: Английский

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“I never make a permanent decision based on a temporary emotion”: unveiling EFL teachers’ perspectives about emotions in assessment

Applied Linguistics Review, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 15(6), С. 2659 - 2684

Опубликована: Сен. 12, 2023

Abstract Teachers’ emotions have been approved to play a pivotal role in higher education. However, the interface of university teachers’ and assessment practices has widely ignored second/foreign language contexts. To fill this lacuna, study examined perceptions 35 Iranian EFL teachers regarding types, triggers, regulation strategies assessment-related through semi-structured interview. After thematic analysis data by MAXQDA software, it was found that experienced both negative positive during their practices. Such were mainly triggered methods/practices, teaching context, culture department. Furthermore, results indicated participants employed several preventive responsive regulate feelings L2 assessment. Practical implications are discussed necessity training on interplay

Язык: Английский

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The impact of blended learning-based scaffolding techniques on learners’ self-efficacy and willingness to communicate

Porta Linguarum Revista Interuniversitaria de Didáctica de las Lenguas Extranjeras, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 40, С. 253 - 273

Опубликована: Июнь 27, 2023

Motivating learners to engage in effective communication is one of the fundamental concerns language education. Accordingly, an educational context where L2 display a willingness communicate (WTC) requirement for successful learning. A further concept that should be studied regarding WTC students' self-efficacy from socio-cognitive theory. Moreover, boost quality learning, English as Foreign Language (EFL) students receive support, including scaffolding motivates them build up their knowledge Blended Learning (BL) settings. To examine BL-based techniques on students’ and WTC, this quasi-experimental design involving 232 participants were assigned experimental control groups both intermediate advanced learners. Subsequently, questionnaire, questionnaires distributed among pretest. The statistical results Two two-way ANCOVA tests showed proficiency treatment type are significant moderators efficacy scores. group outperformed ones. In addition, indicated while did not moderate scores, was moderator

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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Do positive emotions prompt students to be more active? Unraveling the role of hope, pride, and enjoyment in predicting Chinese and Iranian EFL students’ academic engagement

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 19

Опубликована: Март 18, 2024

Drawing on the control-value theory, this cross-cultural research inspected association between positive activating emotions, namely pride, hope, and enjoyment, academic engagement among Chinese Iranian EFL students. This study also looked into role of these emotions in predicting students' engagement. Using a maximum variation sampling technique, 346 353 students were chosen from various colleges universities. Afterward, an online survey was sent to participants via email common messaging apps. Following that, structural equation modelling confirmatory factor analysis conducted through AMOS software analyse participants' answers. The results obtained CFA SEM indicated that is closely related their feelings enjoyment. demonstrated enjoyment can meaningfully favourably predict Interestingly, no significant difference discovered measurement models. These outcomes add existing body literature interplay behaviours.

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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