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The stone left unturned

Boredom among young EFL learners

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ID7802045
AutoresVahid Mahmoudi-Gahrouei (University of Isfahan), Vahid Mahmoudi‐Gahrouei (0000-0002-5416-0363, University of Isfahan), Mariusz Kruk (0000-0001-5297-1966, University of Zielona Góra), Fatemeh Moafian (0000-0002-3782-1561, Department of English Language and Literature , 599968 Kosar University of Bojnord , Bojnord , Iran, autor de correspondencia), Maryam Farahmand Boroujeni (Department of English , 113371 Faculty of Humanities, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University , Isfahan , Iran)
Año2025
Volumen63
Número4
Páginas2489-2511
Fecha de publicación2025-11-25
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaIRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0019-042X • E-ISSN: 1613-4141
EditorialWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/iral-2023-0180
OpenAlexW4395447554
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas50

The present study explores the under-researched phenomenon of boredom, its antecedents, and solutions, as well as the boredom-generating parts of English classes among 227 young learners of English in an Iranian context. Data were collected through an open-ended questionnaire, and semi-structured interviews were thematically analyzed using MAXQDA (Version 2022) to extract themes concerning the issues under study. Findings revealed that teachers’ lack of control over students’ behavior, lack of classroom management, lack of fun in teaching, excessive repetitions, teacher-centered teaching, and classroom physical environment were the main causes of boredom. As for solutions to learners’ boredom, introducing better classroom management strategies, making the class more effervescent, making teaching more learner-centered, and enhancing classroom physical environment were suggested. The findings also revealed that the middle of the English class was the most boredom-generating part for the young learners of English

Boredom · Class (philosophy) · Context (archaeology) · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Computer Science · Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation · Mind wandering and attention · Online Learning and Analytics · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Citas por año1
Intervalo de citas2025 - 2025 (1)
Velocidad de citaciónrecent
Altamente citadoNo
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