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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Profiles of motivation and engagement in foreign language learning: Associations with emotional factors, academic achievement, and demographic features

System, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 108, С. 102820 - 102820

Опубликована: Май 30, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Effects of Teacher Engagement on Students’ Achievement in an Online English as a Foreign Language Classroom: The Mediating Role of Autonomous Motivation and Positive Emotions

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 13

Опубликована: Июль 1, 2022

As an important factor promoting students’ learning behavior and achievement, teacher engagement has been largely neglected in the research literature on English as a foreign language (EFL) applied linguistics. Moreover, few studies have focused more conventional classrooms rather than online contexts failed to reveal how classroom affected achievement. The present study assessed 546 university students China using self-report questionnaires examine relationship between achievement EFL course over 18-week semester, taking into account possible mediating effects of autonomous motivation positive academic emotions. results showed that exerted direct impact Students’ enjoyment mediated association but relief were not significant. Additionally, through chain mediation emotions (enjoyment relief). Relief displayed smaller effect did. These findings elucidate environment support utility self-determination theory control-value explaining learning. Directions for future implications education are also presented.

Язык: Английский

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Exploring the Predictive Role of Self-Efficacy in Engagement Among EFL Teachers in Online Teaching: The Mediation of Buoyancy

The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 33(4), С. 879 - 888

Опубликована: Фев. 8, 2024

Язык: Английский

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A Study on Chinese EFL Teachers' Work Engagement: The Predictability Power of Emotion Regulation and Teacher Resilience

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 12

Опубликована: Авг. 27, 2021

Employing a sequential mixed-methods design, the current study examined role of Chinese EFL teachers' emotion regulation and resilience in predicting their work engagement. To this end, 314 teachers with various academic degrees teaching experiences were opted from different schools, institutes, universities China. obtain quantitative data, Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES), Connor–Davidson Resilience (CD-RISC), Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) electronically distributed among participants. Performing correlational analyses, strong association was found between teacher The inspection correlations also revealed moderate correlation cognitive reappraisal as well probe predictability power (cognitive reappraisal), structural equation modeling (SEM) performed. results SEM analysis demonstrated that engagement predicted significantly favorably by resilience. Using semi-structured interviews, some qualitative data collected to fully understand perceptions thematic (TA) responses interview questions resulted two main themes 14 sub-themes, revealing extrinsic intrinsic factors contributing findings TA illuminated both personal resources job can predict pedagogical implications for administrators trainers are further discussed.

Язык: Английский

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Challenges and Resilience-Building: A Narrative Inquiry Study on a Mid-Career Chinese EFL Teacher

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 12

Опубликована: Окт. 12, 2021

With a high rate of attrition and burnout teachers as global concern, teacher resilience has become trendy topic in the research their professional development one pillars positive psychology (positive character traits). However, literature reveals that little been done on mid-career Chinese context, especially how may be nurtured, sustained, or eroded over time. Focusing EFL female (the author) China case study, this longitudinal self-reflective study employs narrative inquiry to investigate challenges experienced was encountered with depict her trajectories resilience-building by fleshing out interaction between challenges, resources, coping strategies three different scenarios. "Hard data," such teaching journals, reflective field notes, messages students were collected analyzed inductively using thematic analysis, "soft like memory also referred to. The findings unfolded confronting peculiar context charted detailed bumpy journey building phases, accompanied growing emotional, intellectual, psychological capacities. Implications are drawn for building, school leaders, policymakers.

Язык: Английский

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Exploring a Structural Model of Teaching Enjoyment, Teacher Self-Efficacy, and Work Engagement

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 13

Опубликована: Июнь 16, 2022

Due to the complexity of teaching, determining variables influencing teachers' work engagement is a rewarding research area. In line with this agenda, purpose study was test structural model based on teacher self-efficacy and teaching enjoyment among English as foreign language (EFL) teachers. For purpose, 315 Iranian instructors completed an online survey. Initially, measurement models for three latent were averred via conducting confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Following that, equation modeling (SEM) utilized hypothesized model. SEM results showed that both significant predictors engagement, although stronger predictor than enjoyment. The findings might have notable implications

Язык: Английский

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EFL teachers’ engagement: The impact of well-being and emotion regulation

Heliyon, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 10(5), С. e27338 - e27338

Опубликована: Март 1, 2024

As foreign language education is a challenging and complex activity, investigating the factors that influence English as (EFL) teachers' engagement may be an interesting area of research. In this field, considered important factor related to people's perception work. With emergence Positive Psychology (PP), with regard role constructive emotion variables in engagement, more attention was paid practical aspects life, it views well-being crucial concern for individuals' success. Emotion regulation (ER), another emotional trait, noteworthy aids managing favorable unfavorable emotions educators commonly encounter educational settings. Therefore, constructs their EFL setting have been highlighted. current study sought assess effects engagement. To end, 410 Chinese teachers were chosen complete three scales, namely ER. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) run inspect responses teachers. The results specified both ER had significant impacts on Indeed, 65 percent changes educators' can predicted by well-being, about 73 regulation. consequences instructors, teacher trainers, other academic stakeholders are also presented detail.

Язык: Английский

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Exploring teacher written feedback in EFL writing classrooms: Beliefs and practices in interaction

Language Teaching Research, Год журнала: 2021, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Ноя. 18, 2021

As an important instructional affordance, teacher written feedback is widely used in second language (L2) writing contexts. While copious evidence has shown that such a pedagogical practice can facilitate L2 learners’ performance, especially their accuracy, little known about how novice teachers conceptualize and enact contexts of English as foreign (EFL). To fill this gap, we examined four teachers’ espoused beliefs actual practices Chinese tertiary EFL classrooms. Based on data from semi-structured interviews students’ samples, found they adopted comprehensive approach to provision, were most concerned with errors language, particularly grammar when providing feedback. These almost reached consensus scope focus, but held varying strategies. Additionally, study revealed the complexity belief-practice relationships, terms coexistence consistencies inconsistencies. Specifically, these paralleled scope, mismatched regard focus This article concludes discussion implications.

Язык: Английский

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