Multi‐Ethnic EFL Learners’ Domain‐Specific Grit and Willingness to Communicate
A Moderated Mediation Analysis of L2 Shame and Enjoyment Based on Control‐Value Theory
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 19234072 |
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| Autores | Kun Yin (0000-0001-6300-6985, School of Foreign Languages Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Jinan Shandong China), Guoxing Lan (0000-0002-7892-4479, Faculty of Foreign Languages Hezhou University Hezhou Guangxi China, autor de correspondencia), Yaqi Yang (0000-0002-5604-5190, Faculty of Foreign Languages Hezhou University Hezhou Guangxi China), Qiumei Wang (0009-0001-5366-1203, School of Languages and Cultures Youjiang Medical University For Nationalities Baise Guangxi China) |
| Año | 2026 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2026-05-04 |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | International Journal of Applied Linguistics (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0802-6106 • E-ISSN: 1473-4192 |
| Editorial | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ijal.70216 |
| OpenAlex | W7160086770 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referencias citadas | 39 |
Based on the control‐value theory of achievement emotions, there is a gap regarding how self‐conscious emotions, achievement emotions, and personality strengths simultaneously relate to non‐linguistic outcomes in second language (L2) learning. This gap is particularly obvious for Chinese multi‐ethnic learners, an underrepresented population in L2 contexts. Given this, this study explored the associations between under‐researched L2 shame, L2 enjoyment, L2‐specific grit, and L2 willingness to communicate (L2 WTC) using a parsimonious moderated mediation model. Participants were 1,197 learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) from four universities in Chinese multi‐ethnic regions. Data were analyzed by a robust multivariate data analysis software, the PROCESS macro. Results indicated that L2‐specific grit was positively related to L2 WTC, and L2 enjoyment mediated the relationship between the two variables. Furthermore, L2 shame negatively moderated the association between L2‐specific grit and L2 enjoyment, and this moderated effect was subsequently mediated to L2 WTC, resulting in the presence of moderated mediation. These findings supported the application of control‐value theory in EFL settings and extended this mechanism to less‐explored contexts of Chinese multi‐ethnic EFL learning
Grit · Mediation · Moderated mediation · Personality · Population · Second language · Shame · Willingness to communicate · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
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