The Dynamics of Foreign Language Enjoyment: An Ecological Momentary Assessment [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 Following the recent shift from negative psychology to positive psychology, interest in foreign language enjoyment (FLE) has grown noticeably in second language acquisition.
Majid Elahi Shirvan +2 more
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Reviewing enjoyment in foreign language education from the perspective of positive psychology [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyWith the emergence of positive psychology as a defined specialization, interest in positive emotions has been part of a current trend in the literature of foreign language education (FLEd).
Qunfeng Wang
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Teacher emotional support and learning engagement: a sequential mediation model of basic psychological needs satisfaction and enjoyment [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyObjectivesBased on Self-Determination Theory, this study explores the mechanism by which teacher emotional support (TES) influences learning engagement of English as a foreign language (EFL) students, focusing on the mediation roles of basic ...
Xiaolan Ye, Kun He
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Enjoyment in foreign language learning: A systematic review
HeliyonIn recent years, research on enjoyment in foreign language (FL) learning has flourished. To help illuminate the existing scope of inquiry and guide future research, this paper presents a systematic review of 118 empirical studies on FL learning enjoyment
Zhipeng Zhang +2 more
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Social support and english academic achievement: the mediating role of foreign language emotions and the moderating effect of academic self-concept [PDF]
BMC PsychologyDrawing on ecological systems theory, this study proposed a moderated mediation model to examine how social support influences English academic achievement.
Shengdong Chen +5 more
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Let’s post more! The impact of foreign language social grooming on social media on learners’ enjoyment: a moderated mediation model [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyBackgroundDigital platforms play an increasing role in shaping family and community language practices, where everyday social grooming may shape the affective side of foreign language learning and maintenance.
Fei Wang, Fei Wang, Xin Wang
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Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2019 This paper reports on crossing borders virtually via an e-Tandem scheme and presents the findings of a study, in which students of English from an Austrian university were paired with students of German from the UK and the USA. Drawing on data from 19 in-
Pia Resnik, Christine Schallmoser
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A cross-sectional study of how linguistic landscape shapes students’ foreign language outcomes: the mediating role of language learning efficacy and the moderating role of language policy clarity [PDF]
BMC PsychologyBackground This study investigates the influence of the linguistic landscape on Chinese students’ foreign language enjoyment and learning outcomes, with language learning efficacy as a mediating factor, and explores the moderating role of language policy
Rong Li, Youming Yang
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Enjoymeter for Exploring Micro-Scale Changes in Foreign Language Enjoyment. [PDF]
Front Psychol, 2022 With the popularity of positive psychology research in second language acquisition since 2012, foreign language enjoyment (FLE) has attracted many researchers in this domain. Several innovative quantitative and qualitative research methods have been used so far to explore FLE.
Wang R.
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 This review explored the investigations on the role of teacher immediacy in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners’ foreign language enjoyment. Earlier investigations have proved that teacher immediacy, such as posture, body language, vocal variety,
Hongyu Guo +4 more
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