The link between emotional intelligence (EI) and negative emotions, especially anxiety, has been investigated in different educational contexts including second/foreign language (L2) learning contexts. However, the EI positive emotions remains underexplored, despite growing interest of second acquisition (SLA) researchers motivated by Positive Psychology (PP) movement. Grounded on PP theories, a correlational experimental investigation was conducted two typical L2 classroom namely Foreign...

Abstract This study developed a comprehensive and domain-specific scale for foreign language classroom engagement (FLCE) examined the effect of on achievement. A mixed-methods approach was adopted to gather broad range data, including an open-ended questionnaire at early stage development, itself pilot as well large-scale survey, after survey gain further information. total 1929 college EFL students across China participated in survey. The results revealed that measurement FLCE two levels,...

This study aimed to investigate the factors that affect continuance intention use technology among English teachers in China, mainly by examining direct effects of help seeking, interest, effort regulation, growth mindset, facilitating conditions, perceived usefulness, and ease on (CI), indirect above have through self-efficacy. The sample comprised 459 language from junior secondary schools different regions Western China. A questionnaire involved variables was used, it validated using...

Abstract The affective turn in the second language (L2) acquisition literature has witnessed a shift from periphery to clear focus on emotions. Nevertheless, this tends examine emotion separately cognition. Vygotsky's perezhivanie provides theoretical lens explore inextricable interconnectedness of and cognition dialectical nonreductionist way. This article investigates concept two Chinese learners L2 Japanese its relevance for their development. Data mainly collected through interviews...

This study contributes to the limited research on teacher agency in task-based language teaching. Conceptualising through lens of activity theory, investigated how two EFL teachers enacted their TBLT implementation at a Chinese university and what factors mediated enactment agency. Data collected by means classroom observation, interviews course documents were triangulated provide descriptive synthesis participants' experiences with The analysis data revealed that these demonstrated teaching...

Student engagement has long been recognized as a vital predictor of academic success, but how it associates with control-value appraisals and emotions Chinese undergraduates English foreign language (EFL) is underexplored. This article hence invoked the theory investigated general profile undergraduates’ appraisals, student in learning, interrelationships between three constructs. Descriptive statistics questionnaire data revealed that 323 undergraduate participants generally showed moderate...

ABSTRACT Various AI technologies have been extensively introduced in language learning, showing positive impacts on students' especially their classroom‐based engagement. Yet, AI's comprehensive affordances as well influences across different cohorts of student engagement remain underexplored. Given this, the current study, employing structural equation modelling (SEM), delineated factor structures and predictive relationships Besides, to clarify variations subgroups, study also explored...

The recent years have witnessed a growing interest in the role of emotions both applied linguistics (AP) and TESOL (e.g. Benesch 2012; Golombek Doran 2014; Wolff De Costa 2017), suggesti...

Learner autonomy has been recognized worldwide as one of the pivotal contributors to language learning. More recently, concept space a dimension learner and their relationship...

Globalization and internationalization in higher education have promoted the worldwide popularity of English-medium instruction (EMI) programs. The successful implementation EMI programs calls for content-language integration, which requires teachers' language awareness. Yet, empirical studies investigating awareness still remains scarce. This study aimed to explore development through a Chinese teacher's 10-month team teaching with an English teacher. With data mainly gathered from...

Relevant research shows teachers' "psychological power" plays a more essential role in promoting their professional development compared with the powers provided by various external factors, and it is therefore held that exploring college English individual psychological power of great significance. To this end, study investigated empowerment (CETPE) via validation CETPE's scale. Based on our literature review analysis teachers development's status quo, we made working definition CETPE as...

Form-focused instruction occupies an important position in China’s secondary schools. However, middle school English teaching has been criticized for the sustainability of form-focused instruction. The new Curriculum Standards suggest that grammar should be integrated into communicative activities, but no precise guidance is provided on how to integrate activities. This study investigates teachers’ beliefs and practices about instruction, as well factors influencing their practices, context...