The complex relationships between emotions experienced by learners and learners'
personality traits, such as grit, that influence students' willingness to communicate in a …

Informed by some relevant theories of positive psychology, the current study examined the
interrelations among teacher support, grit, and L2 willingness to communicate (WTC) …

Domain-general Grit has been criticised as being indistinguishable from Conscientiousness
and as a weaker predictor than Cognitive Ability. Given the recent rise of L2 Grit literature–a …

The aim of this study was to investigate the interconnections among perceived teacher
enthusiasm (TE), foreign language enjoyment (FLE), academic boredom, and willingness to …

This study is designed to understand embarrassment in the second/foreign language (L2)
context. Following a mixed-method design, in Phase 1, a sample of 141 tertiary-level …

While existing research has documented that the reading medium significantly impacts
language learners' reading comprehension processes and outcomes, empirical evidence on …

The introduction of positive psychology to the SLA domain triggered a bulk of research on
how learners can thrive and flourish in the language classroom emphasizing the role that …

The role of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in promoting different aspects of second language
(L2) education has recently obtained increasing attention. However, there is insufficient …

This paper investigates the concept of willingness to communicate (WTC) within online
educational environments, with a focus on second language acquisition (SLA). As digital …

The construct of willingness to communicate (WTC) has attracted considerable attention
from researchers worldwide, aiming to understand the reasons why certain learners avoid …