Modeling the Contribution of Anxiety, Enjoyment, and Classroom Environment to Boredom among Students of English as a Foreign Language Students

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https://doi.org/10.35869/vial.v0i21.4491

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Foreign Language Learning Boredom, Classroom environment, English as a Foreign Language, Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety, Foreign Language Enjoyment, structural equation modeling

Abstract

Over the past few years, there has been a surge in scholarly attention about the role of emotions in second-language acquisition. There is a consensus among researchers that emotions play a crucial part in learning a new language. The emotional experiences of language learners, such as anxiety, enjoyment, and motivation, have been studied, and strategies to promote positive emotions and decrease negative emotions have been identified. Motivated by a recent academic interest in boredom, this study investigated the effects of foreign language enjoyment (FLE), foreign language classroom anxiety (FLCA), and classroom environment (CE) on learners' foreign language learning boredom (FLLB). A sample of 481 college students enrolled in English classes took part in the study. There were significant correlations of FLCA, FLE, and FLLB with CE. Structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis revealed that students' FLCA, FLE, and CE were significant predictors of their FLLB, with FLCA being the strongest predictor, followed by FLE and CE. The independent predictive effects of FLCA, FLE, and CE outweighed the interactive effects between CE and FLCA, CE and FLE, and FLCA and FLE. Pedagogical implications are discussed based on the results.

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Sami Alanazi, Northern Border University

Sami Alanazi is an assistant professor of English and head of the Department of Languages and Translation at the Northern Border University in Saudi Arabia, where he teaches in the BA English program. His research interest centers on issues related to second language learning. Dr. Sami Alenezi is the author of several articles.

Elias Bensalem, Northern Border University

Elias Bensalem is Professor of Applied Linguistics in the Department of Languages and Translation at the Northern Border University in Saudi Arabia, where he teaches in the BA English program. His research centers on issues related to second-language learning, individual differences and emotional variables in second-language acquisition, and computer-assisted language learning. Dr. Bensalem is the author of articles related to language learning and teaching, and he is a reviewer for a number of peer-reviewed journals. 

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2024-01-15

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