Anxiety, enjoyment, and boredom in language learning amongst junior secondary students in rural China: How do they contribute to L2 achievement?

• Published in: Studies in second language acquisition Vol. 45; no. 1; pp. 93 - 108
• Main Authors: Li, Chengchen, Wei, Li
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.03.2023
• Subjects: Academic Achievement; Anxiety; Classrooms; Educational Research; Emotions; English (Second Language); English as a second language learning; English language learners; Foreign Countries; Foreign language learning; Individualized Instruction; Information processing; Language; Learning Motivation; Longitudinal studies; Mathematics; Mathematics Achievement; Motivation; Prediction; Psychological Patterns; Rural Areas; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Secondary School Students; Student Attitudes; Students; Taxonomy; China

Building on the control-value theory, the present study examined the independent and joint predictive effects of three emotions—enjoyment, anxiety, and boredom—on L2 achievement over time. The participants of the study were a group of junior secondary English learners in rural China, a population th...