This article considers the presentation of self-efficacy in the OFSTED 2021 Curriculum
Research Review for languages (OCRR). It begins by elucidating how self-efficacy is …

This study applied systematic meta‐analytic procedures to summarize findings from
experimental and quasi‐experimental investigations into the effectiveness of using the tools …

The widespread adoption of ChatGPT, an AI language model, has the potential to bring
about significant changes to the research, teaching, and learning of foreign languages. The …

The increasing use of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) worldwide has brought attention to
tools that can assist English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners in their journey to …

Teacher enthusiasm is attracting growing attention in educational and learner psychology
research. There is evidence that teacher enthusiasm is contagious in class and positively …

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 …

This paper examines how Chinese university students negotiate their second language (L2)
motivational dynamics, including their ideal and ought-to L2 selves, to participate in informal …

While research on informal digital learning of English (IDLE) has proliferated recently, there
still exists a noticeable gap in factors that influence language teachers' attitudes and …

As a personality trait,'grit'has been defined as a combination of perseverance and passion
for long-term goals. Past research in social psychology has found grit as an important …

There is a growing research interest in a variety of emotions in foreign and second language
(L2) classrooms, especially since the introduction of positive psychology. However, research …