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Effects of gamification on EFL learning: a quasi-experimental study of reading proficiency and language enjoyment among Chinese undergraduates [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology
BackgroundIn foreign language education, educators struggle with declining student engagement as traditional EFL teaching, relying on passive lectures and dull materials, hampers proficiency and dampens passion.
Jing Cheng, Chen Lu, Qiaoling Xiao
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Enjoyment and Anxiety: Poetry and Digital Multimodal Compositions in Spanish as a Foreign Language Teaching

Educazione Linguistica Language Education
This article presents an empirical study exploring the impact of positive psychology incorporation in Spanish as a Foreign Language (SFL) classrooms, focusing on haiku and digital multimodal composition.
De la Torre Sánchez, Ángel
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Modelling the contribution of teachers’ perceived school climate to foreign language teaching enjoyment

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
The increasing prevalence of language teacher depression and burnout has highlighted the urgent need to examine factors that support educators’ psychological well-being.
Tong Chu, Chentian Lv, Wanyong Wang
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The interplay among Chinese EFL teachers’ enthusiasm, engagement, and foreign language teaching enjoyment: a structural equation modelling approach

Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education
Teacher enthusiasm is receiving remarkable scholarly attention in L2 education, and its effect on students’ language learning outcomes has been extensively investigated.
Xiaoming Chen, Shufa Guo, Xiaomei Zhao, Neda Fekri, Mostafa Azari Noughabi   +4 more
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A phenomenological inquiry into supporting and hindering Factors of Foreign Language Teaching Enjoyment (FLTE) among Iranian EFL teachers

Discover Psychology
Foreign Language Teaching Enjoyment (FLTE) has recently garnered significant scholarly interest within the field of L2 education. However, while its importance is established, the specific contextual factors that facilitate or constrain FLTE ...
Vahid Mohammadi, Nouroddin Yousofi
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Connecting foreign language enjoyment and English proficiency levels: The mediating role of L2 motivation

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
To further understand the connections between positive emotions, in particular foreign language enjoyment, second language (L2) motivation, and English achievement, the present study investigated how foreign language enjoyment and L2 motivation ...
Haihua Wang, Lin Xu, Jiaxin Li
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Enjoyment in the Foreign Language Teaching Environment: Saudi Teachers’ Perspectives

PSYCHOLINGUISTICS, 2022
Introduction. Positive emotions are crucial for facilitating the learning process in foreign language (FL) classes. It has been well established that the emotion of enjoyment highly influences students and teachers in language learning environments and plays a key role in motivation. Goals.
Sarah Manssour Al-Dosari, Mohammed Ali Mohsen, Samantha Curle   +2 more
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Exploring the Relationship Between Chinese EFL Students' Grit, Well-Being, and Classroom Enjoyment

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
It has been documented that grit plays an indispensable role in the process of language learning and teaching. It is postulated that gritty people are more able to become involved in classroom practice and remain motivated even in light of challenges ...
Peng Yang
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The Effect of Teachers’ Use of L1 on EFL Learners’ Anxiety and Enjoyment in Emergency Online Language Classrooms [PDF]

Research in English Language Pedagogy, 2023
Emergency online teaching and learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic has called for new research. The pandemic situation has increased the importance of creating a low-anxiety atmosphere and enhancing learners’ enjoyment levels.
Reza Bakhsheshi Atigh, Mohammad Mohammadi, Salva Kazemipour Khabbazi   +2 more
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Dynamic properties of language anxiety [PDF]

, 2020
This article begins by examining previous empirical studies to demonstrate that language anxiety, or the negative emotional reaction learners experience when using a second language (MacIntyre & Gardner, 1999), is a dynamic individual difference ...
Gregersen, Tammy
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