SAGE Open, 2023 The purpose of this study is to analyse the structural relations between L2 learners’ mindsets, L2 grit and the L2 motivational self-system (L2MSS). The main driving force behind the study is the observation that mindsets have emerged as a significant ...
Özkan Kırmızı +2 more
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Modeling the relationships between growth language mindset, L2 grit, and foreign language learning burnout [PDF]
BMC PsychologyWhile the existing literature acknowledges the existence of foreign language learning burnout (FLLB) and its deleterious effect on English as a foreign language (EFL) learners, the protective factors that may alleviate FLLB in EFL contexts remain largely
Xiaojing Hu, Lu Song, Yuan He
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Understanding the roles of grit and well-being in L2 achievement among Chinese university english learners [PDF]
BMC PsychologyBackground In recent years, the role of grit in second language (L2) acquisition has begun to attract scholarly interest, but the results of previous studies have been inconsistent.
Gengchun Li
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Interplay Among Classroom Environment, Grit, and Enjoyment in Shaping Feedback-Seeking Behavior in L2 Writing [PDF]
Behavioral SciencesThe interplay among classroom environment, grit, and enjoyment in shaping the feedback-seeking behavior (FSB) of Chinese English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners remains underexplored.
Wenqian Luan, Jianqiang Quan
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Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2023 Task-based instruction (TBI) is a pedagogical approach that centers on engaging learners in meaningful and communicative tasks to promote language acquisition, active participation, and practical language use.
Sayed M. Ismail +2 more
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The effect of grit on L2 willingness to communicate among Chinese junior high school students: an analysis of the differential roles of foreign language enjoyment and anxiety [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyWith the burgeoning research on positive psychology, grit has gradually attracted scholarly attention in the field of L2 acquisition, and it has been shown to be a significant positive predictor of L2 achievements and outcomes.
Gengchun Li
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Studies in Second Language Learning and TeachingThis study investigates the impact of positive psychology factors on English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’ second language (L2) speaking proficiency. Specifically, it examines the predictive roles of foreign language speaking enjoyment, the ideal
Jalil Fathi, Seyyed-Foad Behzadpoor
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New wine in new bottles: L2 Grit in comparison to domain-general Grit, Conscientiousness, and Cognitive Ability as a predictor of language learning [PDF]
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2023 Domain-general Grit has been criticised extensively in the literature as being indistinguishable from Conscientiousness and as a predictor of lesser import than Cognitive Ability. Given the recent rise of L2 Grit literature – a domain-specific form of Grit in foreign language learning – we examine whether these criticisms of general Grit are also ...
Elouise Botes +3 more
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, 2023 Positive psychology emphasizes the role that character strengths play in the achievement of goals. In this study, we examined character strengths in the context of second language (L2) learning and their role in a critical goal of L2 learning - the Willingness to Communicate (WTC) in the target language. Specifically, we examined the impact of L2 Grit,
Faramarz Ebn-Abbasi +3 more
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Chinese students’ English learning self-efficacy, enjoyment, L2 grit, disciplinary difference, and performance: a moderated mediation model [PDF]
BMC PsychologyThe study examined the interrelationships between English learning self-efficacy, enjoyment, L2 grit, disciplinary difference, and learning performance in English language learners within China’s tertiary education system.
Chenjuan Jiang
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