Academic resilience in learning English as a foreign language: Relations to classroom climate and beliefs about language learning

IF 2.6 2区教育学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Studies in Educational Evaluation Pub Date : 2025-09-17 DOI:10.1016/j.stueduc.2025.101517

Hui Wang , Meagan M. Patterson

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Abstract

Students face a range of challenges when learning a foreign language. Accordingly, academic resilience has drawn attention in research on language learning, since resilience helps learners overcome critical difficulties in the language learning process. The present study examined the potential interactions among classroom social climate, beliefs about language learning (i.e., positive L2 self and language mindsets), and academic resilience in English as a foreign language (EFL) learning among 436 undergraduate students in China. After collecting data using an online survey, confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling were conducted. The findings indicated that both environmental (i.e., classroom social climate) and individual (i.e., positive L2 self and language mindsets) factors directly predicted students’ academic resilience in EFL learning. Also, classroom social climate had a significant indirect impact on students’ academic resilience in EFL learning through positive L2 self and language mindsets.

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英语作为外语学习的学术弹性：与课堂气氛和语言学习信念的关系

学生在学习外语时面临一系列的挑战。因此，学术弹性在语言学习研究中受到关注，因为弹性可以帮助学习者克服语言学习过程中的关键困难。本研究调查了436名中国本科生在英语作为外语学习中的课堂社会氛围、语言学习信念（即积极的第二语言自我和语言心态）和学术弹性之间的潜在相互作用。通过在线调查收集数据后，进行验证性因子分析和结构方程建模。研究结果表明，环境因素（即课堂社会氛围）和个体因素（即积极的二语自我和语言心态）直接预测了学生在外语学习中的学业弹性。课堂社会氛围通过积极的第二语言自我和语言心态对学生的学业弹性有显著的间接影响。

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Studies in Educational Evaluation Multiple-

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6.90

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6.50%

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62 days

期刊介绍： Studies in Educational Evaluation publishes original reports of evaluation studies. Four types of articles are published by the journal: (a) Empirical evaluation studies representing evaluation practice in educational systems around the world; (b) Theoretical reflections and empirical studies related to issues involved in the evaluation of educational programs, educational institutions, educational personnel and student assessment; (c) Articles summarizing the state-of-the-art concerning specific topics in evaluation in general or in a particular country or group of countries; (d) Book reviews and brief abstracts of evaluation studies.