Modeling the interaction between teacher credibility, teacher confirmation, and English major students’ academic engagement: A sequential mixed-methods approach

• Published in: Studies in second language learning and teaching Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 235 - 265
• Main Authors: Wang, Yongliang, Kruk, Mariusz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Adam Mickiewicz University 01.06.2024; Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza; Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
• Subjects: Analysis; Education; english as a foreign language (efl) students; English as a second language; Interpersonal relations; Language and Literature Studies; Methods; sequential mixed-methods approach; Students; teacher confirmation; teacher credibility; Teachers; United Kingdom; China; English as a foreign language (EFL) students; teacher confirmation; sequential mixedmethods approach; teacher credibility

Adopting a sequential mixed-methods approach, the current inquiry examined English major students’ perceptions of the role of teacher confirmation and teacher credibility in enhancing their academic engagement in the Chinese context. In doing so, through WeChat messenger, three scales were provided...