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JOURNAL OF MULTILINGUAL AND MULTICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
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ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/01434632.2022.2112587
关键词
Foreign language enjoyment (FLE); short form of the FLE Scale; Informal digital learning of English; willingness to communicate in a second language
资金
- EdUHK's Funding Support to General Research Fund (GRF) Proposal Rated 3.5 by the RGC [RG 28/2021-2022R]
- Early Career Scheme, Research Grants Council, University Grant Committee, Hong Kong [28608920]
This study investigates how Foreign Language Enjoyment mediates the relationship between Informal Digital Learning of English and EFL secondary students' willingness to communicate in a second language. It was found that personal enjoyment plays a larger role in mediating this relationship, shedding light on potential mechanisms to improve L2 WTC of Asian EFL learners.
Based on Fredrickson's (2001) broaden-and-build theory, this study investigates how Foreign Language Enjoyment (FLE; consisting of teacher appreciation, personal enjoyment, and social enjoyment) mediates the relationship between Informal Digital Learning of English (IDLE) and EFL secondary students' willingness to communicate in a second language (L2 WTC) inside and outside the classroom. We collected survey data from 308 EFL Hong Kong secondary students who lacked any international experience (ages 12-18). After controlling for demographic data, the results show that teacher appreciation, personal enjoyment, and social enjoyment all mediate the relationship between IDLE and L2 WTC inside the classroom, while personal and social enjoyment mediate the link outside the classroom. A closer look reveals that personal enjoyment, rather than social enjoyment or teacher appreciation, plays a larger role in mediating the relationship. Practically, these findings shed light on the underlying mechanisms by which IDLE and different aspects of FLE can potentially improve the L2 WTC of Asian EFL learners who primarily learn and practice English in the classroom. These findings have implications for future interventions aimed at enhancing L2 WTC by increasing L2 enjoyment in EFL learners.
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