Task-specific emotions in L2 writing: A control-value theory approach from a positive psychology perspective

• Published in: Studies in second language learning and teaching Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 73 - 103
• Main Author: Li, Chengchen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Adam Mickiewicz University 01.03.2025; Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza; Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
• Subjects: control-value theory; Foreign languages learning; Methods; positive psychology (pp); Psycholinguistics; Study and teaching; Task based instruction; task boredom; task enjoyment; task-based language teaching (tblt); Writing skills; China; task boredom; positive psychology; task enjoyment; controlvalue theory

This study investigates task-specific emotions, examining how they arise and impact performance in a second language writing task through the lens of control-value theory and a positive psychology (PP) perspective. Participants were 206 secondary English-as-a-foreign-language learners from rural Chi...