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How unique is the foreign language classroom enjoyment and anxiety of Chinese EFL learners?

Jiang, Yan, Dewaele, Jean-Marc·2019·System
DOI 10.1016/j.system.2019.02.017
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Abstract Recent research has shown that Chinese foreign language learners' classroom emotions stand out from learners in the rest of the world. The present mixed-method study investigated to what extent foreign language enjoyment (FLE) and foreign language classroom anxiety (FLCA) of 564 Chinese undergraduate EFL learners are different from learners outside China. While mean levels of FLE and FLCA were found to differ, most of the patterns between FLE and FLCA and a range of learner-internal and teacher-related variables were comparable to those identified in previous research, except for Chinese students' dislike of unpredictable behaviour by the teacher. Participants reported similar levels of FLE but higher levels of FLCA compared to the international sample in Dewaele and MacIntyre (2014), which could be attributed to the Chinese educational context. Multiple regression analyses revealed that FLE was predicted more strongly by teacher-related variables while FLCA was mostly predicted by learner-internal variables, confirming earlier research outside China. Qualitative analysis of learners’ emotional experiences also revealed that FLE was more likely to have been triggered by the teacher while FLCA was more related to learners themselves. Pedagogical implications of the findings are provided for EFL teaching in Chinese universities.

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Authors
Jiang, Y., & Dewaele, J.-M.
Venue
System
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2019-06
Volume
82
Pages
13-25
ISSN
0346-251X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.system.2019.02.017
OpenAlex
W2919664096
Cited by
517
References
19
FWCI
184.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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Funders
Renmin University of China

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