Learning English As A Foreign Language | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 17 May 2022

Linguistic Indicators for Text Complexity in Picture Books for Young Chinese Children Learning English as a Foreign Language

in Language, Culture and Diversity

Jing Zhao
Meifang Zhu
Laura de Ruiter
Si Chen

Frontiers in Education

doi 10.3389/feduc.2022.758736

6,637 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 11 Jan 2023

Modeling the relationship between digital nativity and Smartphone usage in learning English as a foreign language contexts

in Educational Psychology

Lianghong Hui
Lin Sophie Teng
Fangfang Guo

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1053339

4,372 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 30 Jun 2022

Learning English as a Foreign Language Writing Skills in Collaborative Settings: A Cognitive Load Perspective

in Educational Psychology

Dayu Jiang
Slava Kalyuga

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.932291

17,299 views
68 citations

Original Research

Published on 09 Apr 2025

An exploratory study on Vietnamese university students’ resilience in learning English as a foreign language

in Language, Culture and Diversity

Trinh Quoc Lap
Vo Thi Thuy Trang
Le Cong Tuan

Frontiers in Education

doi 10.3389/feduc.2025.1537638

5,711 views

Mini Review

Published on 07 Sep 2021

The Role of Grit in Students’ L2 Engagement in the English as a Foreign Language Classroom

in Educational Psychology

Juan Liu

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.749844

6,747 views
14 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 22 Apr 2024

Foreign language anxiety research in System between 2004 and 2023: looking back and looking forward

in Educational Psychology

Qiangfu Yu

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1373290

8,821 views
14 citations

Original Research

Published on 29 Jul 2024

Self-regulated learning and engagement through emergency remote teaching in EFL undergraduate students

in Higher Education

René Oportus-Torres
Yasmina Contreras-Soto
Cristian Sanhueza-Campos
Jorge Maluenda-Albornoz
Christian Pérez-Villalobos
Angie Quintanilla-Espinoza

Frontiers in Education

doi 10.3389/feduc.2024.1416507

3,952 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 11 Jul 2024

Student engagement in foreign language learning: relations with classroom goal structure, self-efficacy, and gender

in Higher Education

Hui Wang
Meagan M. Patterson
Haiying Long

Frontiers in Education

doi 10.3389/feduc.2024.1416095

9,660 views
11 citations

Conceptual Analysis

Published on 20 May 2022

The Role of Academic Buoyancy and Social Support on English as a Foreign Language Learners’ Motivation in Higher Education

in Educational Psychology

Yanxian Jia
Ling Cheng

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.892603

11,494 views
28 citations

Original Research

Published on 09 Feb 2023

Connecting foreign language enjoyment and English proficiency levels: The mediating role of L2 motivation

in Educational Psychology

Haihua Wang
Lin Xu
Jiaxin Li

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1054657

14,952 views
44 citations

Original Research

Published on 07 Jul 2022

Relationship Between Growth Mindset and English Language Performance Among Chinese EFL University Students: The Mediating Roles of Grit and Foreign Language Enjoyment

in Educational Psychology

Xiaoyu Hu
Gurnam Kaur Sidhu
Xin Lu

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.935506

14,081 views
40 citations

Original Research

Published on 09 Apr 2024

Cultural considerations for the second language writing anxiety inventory: Saudi Arabian female university students

in Educational Psychology

Arifi N. Waked
Omar El-Moussa
Maura A. E. Pilotti
Huda Al-Mulhem
Khadija El Alaoui
Reem Ahmed

Frontiers in Education

doi 10.3389/feduc.2024.1288611

6,616 views
8 citations

Original Research

Published on 21 Dec 2022

A questionnaire-based validation of metacognitive strategies in writing and their predictive effects on the writing performance of English as foreign language student writers

in Psychology of Language

Chenghai Qin
Ruru Zhang
Yanling Xiao

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1071907

14,499 views
16 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 Sep 2021

Joint Growth Trajectories of Trait Emotional Intelligence Subdomains Among L2 Language Learners: Estimating a Second-Order Factor-of-Curves Model With Emotion Perception

in Positive Psychology

Tahereh Taherian
Ali Mohammad Fazilatfar
Golnar Mazdayasna

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.720945

3,909 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 30 Jul 2024

Metaphorical conceptualizations of generative artificial intelligence use by Chinese university EFL learners

in Higher Education

Yi Yan
Wei Sun
Xiufeng Zhao

Frontiers in Education

doi 10.3389/feduc.2024.1430494

7,288 views
13 citations

Original Research

Published on 14 Jul 2020

Contracting Students for the Reduction of Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety: An Approach Nurturing Positive Mindsets and Behaviors

in Educational Psychology

Yinxing Jin
Lawrence Jun Zhang
Peter D. MacIntyre

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01471

17,015 views
53 citations

Articles

Linguistic Indicators for Text Complexity in Picture Books for Young Chinese Children Learning English as a Foreign Language

Modeling the relationship between digital nativity and Smartphone usage in learning English as a foreign language contexts

Learning English as a Foreign Language Writing Skills in Collaborative Settings: A Cognitive Load Perspective

An exploratory study on Vietnamese university students’ resilience in learning English as a foreign language

The Role of Grit in Students’ L2 Engagement in the English as a Foreign Language Classroom

Foreign language anxiety research in System between 2004 and 2023: looking back and looking forward

Self-regulated learning and engagement through emergency remote teaching in EFL undergraduate students

Student engagement in foreign language learning: relations with classroom goal structure, self-efficacy, and gender

The Role of Academic Buoyancy and Social Support on English as a Foreign Language Learners’ Motivation in Higher Education

Connecting foreign language enjoyment and English proficiency levels: The mediating role of L2 motivation

Relationship Between Growth Mindset and English Language Performance Among Chinese EFL University Students: The Mediating Roles of Grit and Foreign Language Enjoyment

Cultural considerations for the second language writing anxiety inventory: Saudi Arabian female university students

A questionnaire-based validation of metacognitive strategies in writing and their predictive effects on the writing performance of English as foreign language student writers

Joint Growth Trajectories of Trait Emotional Intelligence Subdomains Among L2 Language Learners: Estimating a Second-Order Factor-of-Curves Model With Emotion Perception

Metaphorical conceptualizations of generative artificial intelligence use by Chinese university EFL learners

Contracting Students for the Reduction of Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety: An Approach Nurturing Positive Mindsets and Behaviors