The contribution of grit, emotions and personal bests to foreign language learning

• Published in: Journal of multilingual and multicultural development Vol. 45; no. 6; pp. 2300 - 2314
• Main Authors: Khajavy, Gholam Hassan, Aghaee, Elham
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 02.07.2024; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Achievement; Anxiety; Classrooms; Emotions; Enjoyment; foreign language achievement; foreign language anxiety; foreign language enjoyment; Foreign language learning; Grit; Perseveration; Persistence; personal best goals; Second language learning

This study aimed to examine grit and its components (i.e. perseverance of effort and consistency of interest) in the foreign language (L2) classrooms by investigating its relations to personal best goals, L2 emotions (i.e. enjoyment and anxiety) and L2 achievement. We further examined whether grit c...