Taking stock: A meta-analysis of the effects of foreign language enjoyment

academic achievement; foreign language anxiety; foreign language enjoyment; meta-analysis; self-perceived achievement; willingness to communicate; Education; Language and Linguistics; Linguistics and Language

Abstract :

[en] Studies examining the positive emotion of foreign language enjoyment (FLE) have recently increased exponentially, as researchers are applying the tenets of positive psychology in applied linguistics. It is therefore an appropriate time to take stock of the current literature and conduct a preliminary meta-analysis. The relationships between FLE and four variables, namely, foreign language anxiety (FLA), willingness to communicate (WTC), academic achievement, and self-perceived achievement were examined. A total of k = 96 effect sizes were analyzed with an overall sample size of N = 28,166 in random-effects models with correlation coefficients. There was a moderate negative correlation between FLE and FLA. In turn, moderate positive correlations were found between FLE and WTC, FLE and academic achievement, and FLE and self-perceived achievement. These positive associations confirm the value of FLE in FL learning and further affirm the need for researchers to examine positive psychology constructs in the foreign language classroom.

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Education & instruction

Author, co-author :

BOTES, Elouise ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (DBCS) > Cognitive Science and Assessment ; University of Vienna, Austria

Dewaele, Jean-Marc ; Birkbeck College, University of London, United Kingdom

GREIFF, Samuel ; University of Luxembourg

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yes

Language :

English

Title :

Taking stock: A meta-analysis of the effects of foreign language enjoyment

Publication date :

2022

Journal title :

Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching

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2083-5205

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2084-1965

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Adam Mickiewicz University Press

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205 - 232

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