Background: The English language occupies a prominent role in today’s globalized world. The importance of this language is on the increase to the extent that this has become a major concern for governments, curriculum designers, educators, and parents. There are several factors, which contribute to achieving the successful learning of the English language. One of these factors is the role of the family and their involvement in the language development of their children. Purpose and Method: The present systematic review is framed in a descriptive qualitative approach since its main objective is to analyze articles that contain information regarding family’s role and their challenging pedagogical commitment with their children to the learning of the English language. For this purpose, 16 empirical studies retrieved from SCOPUS and the Web of Science database published between 2016 and 2021 in different EFL contexts were analyzed. The present work followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines and was analyzed thematically. Four themes were identified from the empirical studies and were discussed further. Results: The results clearly suggest that the higher commitment of parents is directly proportional to the success rate in the learning of the English language. It also revealed the need for integrating the Family in the English language learning process and be considered while formulating any language/educational policy as well as curriculum development involving English as a foreign language (EFL) learning context in the future. Finally, the study provides information on limitations and implications followed by a conclusion.

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家庭的角色及其对英语学习的挑战性承诺：系统回顾

背景：英语在当今全球化的世界中占有重要地位。这种语言的重要性与日俱增，已成为政府、课程设计者、教育工作者和家长的主要关注点。有几个因素有助于成功学习英语。其中一个因素是家庭的作用以及他们对孩子语言发展的参与。目的和方法：本系统评价采用描述性定性方法，因为其主要目的是分析包含有关家庭角色及其对子女学习英语的挑战性教学承诺的信息的文章。以此目的，分析了从 SCOPUS 和 Web of Science 数据库中检索到的 2016 年至 2021 年间在不同 EFL 上下文中发布的 16 项实证研究。目前的工作遵循系统评价和荟萃分析（PRISMA）指南的首选报告项目，并进行了主题分析。从实证研究中确定了四个主题并进一步讨论。结果：结果清楚地表明，父母的更高承诺与英语学习的成功率成正比。它还揭示了将家庭融入英语学习过程的必要性，并在未来制定任何语言/教育政策以及涉及英语作为外语 (EFL) 学习环境的课程开发时予以考虑。最后，