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Academic Perseverance in Foreign Language Learning: An Investigation of Language-Specific Grit and Its Conceptual Correlates
The Modern Language Journal ( IF 4.7 ) Pub Date : 2021-11-01 , DOI: 10.1111/modl.12738
EKATERINA SUDINA 1 , LUKE PLONSKY 1
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The emerging interest in grit, referred to as sustained perseverance and passion for reaching long-term goals and conceptualized as a facet of conscientiousness, has shown that language-specific grit is positively linked to foreign language (FL) achievement. Evidence from recent studies on intended effort and academic buoyancy—constructs conceptually related to grit—suggests that they also play a meaningful role in FL learning. Drawing on the framework for noncognitive factors in academic performance and academic perseverance in particular, this study examines grit and its conceptual correlates. A total of 360 FL learners responded to a survey assessing their FL grit, conscientiousness, intended effort, and buoyancy. The results demonstrated that grit largely overlapped with intended effort but was found to be conceptually distinct from buoyancy and the industriousness facet of conscientiousness. Contrary to previous research, the consistency-of-interest facet of grit demonstrated superior predictive and incremental validity with regard to FL achievement compared to the perseverance-of-effort facet. The findings suggest that the role of academic perseverance in FL learning is a fruitful area of investigation that merits further exploration and research.

中文翻译:

外语学习中的学术毅力:对特定语言的毅力及其概念相关性的调查

对毅力的新兴兴趣被称为对实现长期目标的持续毅力和热情,并被概念化为尽责性的一个方面,这表明特定语言的毅力与外语 (FL) 成就呈正相关。最近关于预期努力和学术浮力(在概念上与毅力相关的结构)研究的证据表明,它们在 FL 学习中也发挥着重要作用。本研究借鉴了学习成绩和学习毅力中非认知因素的框架,研究了毅力及其概念相关性。共有 360 名 FL 学习者回答了一项评估他们的 FL 毅力、责任心、预期努力和浮力的调查。结果表明,毅力在很大程度上与预期的努力重叠,但在概念上与浮力和尽责的勤奋方面不同。与之前的研究相反,与坚持努力方面相比,毅力的兴趣一致性方面在 FL 成就方面表现出更好的预测和增量有效性。研究结果表明,学术毅力在外语学习中的作用是一个富有成果的研究领域,值得进一步探索和研究。
更新日期:2021-11-01
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