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Sources and effects of foreign language enjoyment, anxiety, and boredom: A structural equation modeling approach

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Dewaele, Jean-Marc, Botes, Elouise, Greiff, Samuel·2023·Studies in Second Language Acquisition

Abstract

Abstract The present study is among the first to investigate how three foreign language (FL) emotions, namely FL enjoyment (FLE), anxiety (FLCA), and boredom (FLB), are related to each other. It is the first study to consider how the three FL emotions are shaped by one learner-internal variable (attitude toward the FL), by two perceived teacher behaviors (frequency of use of the FL in class and unpredictability), and how all these variables jointly affect leaners’ FL achievement. Participants were 332 FL learners from all over the world studying a wide variety of FLs who filled out an online questionnaire. A close-fitting structural equation model revealed associations between FLE, FLCA, and FLB. Teacher behaviors positively affected FLE, with no discernible effect on FLB or FLCA. Only FLCA was found to have a (negative) effect on academic achievement. The study confirms the complex relationship between teacher behaviors and positive emotions in the FL classroom.

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    The last mark that participants reported for a test or exam in their foreign language class accurately reflects their foreign language academic achievement.

    “Achievement was measured through a single item asking FL learners to provide the last mark received for a test/exam in their FL class in percentage.”
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    The associations observed in the cross-sectional model reflect causal effects in the directions specified by the model.

    “Teacher FL use had a significant positive effect on FLE (β = .133;p < .01).”
    “The findings suggest that FLE, FLCA and FLB are interconnected and are differentially shaped by a learner-internal variable (attitude towards the FL) and by teacher behaviours such as frequency of use of the FL in class and unpredictability, which in turn determines learners' achievement.”
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  1. Li, 2022, The predictive effects of foreign language anxiety, enjoyment, and boredom on learning outcomes in online English classrooms, Modern Foreign Languages《现代外语》, 45, 207
  2. Kruk, 2018, Interdisciplinary views on the English language, literature and culture, 177
  3. Ullman, 2012, Handbook of Psychology
  4. Jiang, 2020, An investigation of the effect of teacher on Chinese university students’ foreign language enjoyment, Foreign Language World, 196, 60

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Authors
Dewaele, J.-M., Botes, E., & Greiff, S.
Affiliations
  • Birkbeck, University of London (GB)
  • University of Vienna (AT)
  • University of Luxembourg (LU)
Corresponding author
Dewaele, Jean-Marc
Venue
Studies in Second Language Acquisition
Published
2022-09-07
Volume
45
Issue
2
Pages
461-479
ISSN
  • 0272-2631 (ISSN-L)
  • 1470-1545
OpenAlex
W4294935572
Cited by
215
References
74
Citations by year
2026: 78 · 2025: 56 · 2024: 56 · 2023: 24 · 2022: 1
FWCI
128.90
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Studies in Second Language Acquisition (publishedVersion)
  • Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Luxembourg) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Second Language Acquisition and Learning
Keywords
foreign language enjoyment, foreign language anxiety, teacher behavior, foreign language achievement, second language acquisition

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