Associations Between Teacher Confirmation, Emotional Support and Chinese EFL Learners' Grit: Sequential Mixed Methods.

IF 1.4 4区 心理学 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL
Perceptual and Motor Skills Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-08-10 DOI:10.1177/00315125241272634
Shuxia Bai, Wei Zheng
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Abstract

While grit is considered essential to EFL learners as they navigate the challenges and setbacks of foreign language learning, it has been largely overlooked by EFL researchers. In this sequential mixed methods study with qualitative data and structural equation modeling (SEM), we examined the role of teacher confirmation and emotional support in predicting L2 grit among 309 low-proficiency Chinese EFL learners who were majoring in music, fine arts, and physical education at Chinese universities. Our results revealed positive correlations between teacher confirmation, emotional support, and L2 grit, with both teacher confirmation and emotional support significantly predicting L2 grit in our presumptive model. Qualitatively, we analyzed 22 participants' responses to three open-ended questions from a semi-structured interview. Interviewees named a spectrum of interpersonal, learner, context, teacher, and task related factors they believed to be affecting their L2 grit. Among the interpersonal factors, teacher-student communication variables were most frequently named, echoing our quantitative findings. We discussed the limitations, pedagogical implications, and recommended future directions of this research.

教师肯定、情感支持与中国 EFL 学习者勇气之间的关系:序列混合方法。
虽然勇气被认为是 EFL 学习者在应对外语学习的挑战和挫折时必不可少的,但它在很大程度上被 EFL 研究人员所忽视。在这项采用定性数据和结构方程建模(SEM)的连续混合方法研究中,我们考察了在中国大学主修音乐、美术和体育的309名低水平中国EFL学习者中,教师的肯定和情感支持在预测L2勇气中的作用。研究结果表明,在我们的推定模型中,教师确认、情感支持与学习者的学习勇气之间存在正相关,教师确认和情感支持都能显著预测学习者的学习勇气。在定性分析方面,我们分析了 22 位参与者对半结构化访谈中三个开放式问题的回答。受访者提出了一系列他们认为会影响他们的语言学习胆量的人际因素、学习者因素、情境因素、教师因素和任务相关因素。在人际因素中,教师与学生之间的沟通变量最常被提及,这与我们的定量研究结果相吻合。我们讨论了这项研究的局限性、对教学的影响以及建议的未来方向。
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Perceptual and Motor Skills
Perceptual and Motor Skills PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL-
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