Wang Xin, Xiao Jianguo
Department of Student Affairs, Jilin Normal University, Siping, China.
School of Marxism, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.
PLoS One. 2025 Jul 3;20(7):e0326485. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0326485. eCollection 2025.
The significant growth in the field of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) education, along with the introduction of Positive Psychology (PP), has led to an increased emphasis on student engagement within the academic realm. Additionally, the focus on grit in language education highlights its importance in students' success throughout their educational journey. Besides, learners' engagement in academic domains is a noteworthy supporting the achievement of students in higher education. Also, the investigation of favorable communication actions has been examined as an important indicator of EFL learners' engagement and grit. However, the significance of teacher caring in predicting EFL learners' grit and engagement has been underresearched among Chinese EFL learners and this study makes an effort to consider it. To fill this gap, 401 EFL learners from 11 regions of China were requested to respond to three scales, namely engagement, grit, and teacher care. The data were collected and through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), it was revealed that about 59 percent of changes in the EFL learners' grit can be predicted by their teacher care, and about 67 percent of changes in the EFL students' engagement can be predicted by their teacher care. Finally, the suggestions for the results are also presented.
作为外语的英语（EFL）教育领域的显著发展，以及积极心理学（PP）的引入，使得学术界对学生参与度的重视有所增加。此外，语言教育中对毅力的关注凸显了其在学生整个教育过程中取得成功的重要性。此外，学习者在学术领域的参与是支持高等教育学生取得成就的一个值得注意的方面。而且，对积极沟通行为的研究已被视为外语学习者参与度和毅力的一个重要指标。然而，在中国外语学习者中，教师关怀在预测外语学习者的毅力和参与度方面的重要性尚未得到充分研究，本研究致力于对此进行探讨。为了填补这一空白，来自中国11个地区的401名外语学习者被要求回答三个量表，即参与度、毅力和教师关怀。收集了数据，并通过结构方程模型（SEM）发现，外语学习者毅力的约59%的变化可以由教师关怀来预测，外语学生参与度的约67%的变化可以由教师关怀来预测。最后，还针对研究结果提出了建议。
