Understanding cultural specificity of positive emotions in SLA: The antecedents of foreign language enjoyment and peace of mind in the Chinese context
Recent evidence suggests that Chinese foreign language (FL) learners’ positive emotional experiences are conveyed not only by the prevalent emotion of foreign language enjoyment (FLE), but also by the culture-specific emotion of foreign language peace of mind (FLPOM) which describes an inner state o...
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| description | Recent evidence suggests that Chinese foreign language (FL) learners’ positive emotional experiences are conveyed not only by the prevalent emotion of foreign language enjoyment (FLE), but also by the culture-specific emotion of foreign language peace of mind (FLPOM) which describes an inner state of peace and harmony. This study seeks to determine the role of various demographic and learner- and teacher-related factors in arousing FLE and FLPOM in the Chinese context. Participants were 436 learners from four Chinese middle schools. Multiple regression analyses revealed that learners’ attitudes towards the teacher (i.e., a teacher-related variable) was the strongest predictor for FLE, whereas FLPOM was best predicted by learners’ attitudes towards the FL (i.e., a learner-internal variable). Moreover, the variance in FLE was better accounted for by teacher-related variables (52.4%) than by learner-internal variables (40.1%), whereas the variance in FLPOM was better explained by learner-internal variables (42.3%) than by teacher-related variables (34.7%). Practical implications for teaching FL in the Chinese context are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4907ced1e209488a93a1600bc20be4dc2025-01-10T10:24:02ZengAdam Mickiewicz University in PoznańStudies in Second Language Learning and Teaching2083-52052084-19652024-09-0114479181310.14746/ssllt.2970528185Understanding cultural specificity of positive emotions in SLA: The antecedents of foreign language enjoyment and peace of mind in the Chinese contextLi Zhou0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4106-9739Katja Lochtman1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0663-5256Yiheng Xi2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6649-3798Vrije Universiteit BrusselVrije Universiteit BrusselUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesRecent evidence suggests that Chinese foreign language (FL) learners’ positive emotional experiences are conveyed not only by the prevalent emotion of foreign language enjoyment (FLE), but also by the culture-specific emotion of foreign language peace of mind (FLPOM) which describes an inner state of peace and harmony. This study seeks to determine the role of various demographic and learner- and teacher-related factors in arousing FLE and FLPOM in the Chinese context. Participants were 436 learners from four Chinese middle schools. Multiple regression analyses revealed that learners’ attitudes towards the teacher (i.e., a teacher-related variable) was the strongest predictor for FLE, whereas FLPOM was best predicted by learners’ attitudes towards the FL (i.e., a learner-internal variable). Moreover, the variance in FLE was better accounted for by teacher-related variables (52.4%) than by learner-internal variables (40.1%), whereas the variance in FLPOM was better explained by learner-internal variables (42.3%) than by teacher-related variables (34.7%). Practical implications for teaching FL in the Chinese context are discussed.https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/ssllt/article/view/29705positive emotionsforeign language enjoymentforeign language peace of mindlearner-internal variablesteacher-related variables |
| spellingShingle | Li Zhou Katja Lochtman Yiheng Xi Understanding cultural specificity of positive emotions in SLA: The antecedents of foreign language enjoyment and peace of mind in the Chinese context Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching positive emotions foreign language enjoyment foreign language peace of mind learner-internal variables teacher-related variables |
| title | Understanding cultural specificity of positive emotions in SLA: The antecedents of foreign language enjoyment and peace of mind in the Chinese context |
| title_full | Understanding cultural specificity of positive emotions in SLA: The antecedents of foreign language enjoyment and peace of mind in the Chinese context |
| title_fullStr | Understanding cultural specificity of positive emotions in SLA: The antecedents of foreign language enjoyment and peace of mind in the Chinese context |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding cultural specificity of positive emotions in SLA: The antecedents of foreign language enjoyment and peace of mind in the Chinese context |
| title_short | Understanding cultural specificity of positive emotions in SLA: The antecedents of foreign language enjoyment and peace of mind in the Chinese context |
| title_sort | understanding cultural specificity of positive emotions in sla the antecedents of foreign language enjoyment and peace of mind in the chinese context |
| topic | positive emotions foreign language enjoyment foreign language peace of mind learner-internal variables teacher-related variables |
| url | https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/ssllt/article/view/29705 |
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