ERIC Number: EJ1431133
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
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The Merit of Grit and Emotions in L2 Chinese Online Language Achievement: A Case of Arabian Students
Xian Zhao; Peijian Paul Sun; Man Gong
International Journal of Multilingualism, v21 n3 p1653-1679 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic has provided second language (L2) learners with additional challenges regarding how to obtain an enjoyable experience while achieving a better learning attainment. Despite a growing body of studies that substantiated the predictive effect of grit, foreign language enjoyment (FLE), and foreign language classroom anxiety (FLA) on Chinese language achievement (CLA), no previous research has explored their predictive effects in online L2 Chinese learning. To address this gap, this study clarifies the nature of the complex correlation between grit, FLE, FLA, and online CLA by analyzing 169 responses from Arabic multilingual learners using structural equation modelling. The results indicate that: (i) FLE, not FLA, significantly predicts online L2 CLA; (ii) FLE acts as a positive mediator between grit and online L2 CLA; and (iii) FLE has a stronger impact in catalyzing an individual's online L2 success. This study enriches the applicability of the broaden-and-build and control-and-value theories in the field of Chinese language learning. We hope that this study will serve as a call for further attention to emotions and grit, especially for languages other than English, in order to advance the growth of positive psychology in L2 learning and teaching.
Descriptors: Chinese, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Academic Persistence, Resilience (Psychology), Online Courses, COVID-19, Pandemics, Learner Engagement, Anxiety, Predictor Variables, Arabs, Multilingualism, Student Attitudes, Correlation, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, State Universities, College Students, Foreign Countries, Communication (Thought Transfer), Likert Scales, Measures (Individuals), Student Characteristics, Arabic, Native Language
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Saudi Arabia
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale
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