Effects of pedagogical intervention on Chinese EFL learners' use of motivational regulation strategies and oral English proficiency improvement.

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dc.citation.issue19
dc.citation.volume10
dc.contributor.authorYan R
dc.contributor.authorLiu B
dc.contributor.authorZhang LJ
dc.coverage.spatialEngland
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-11T22:11:32Z
dc.date.available2024-11-11T22:11:32Z
dc.date.issued2024-10-01
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated the role of motivational regulation strategies (MRSs) in English as a foreign language (EFL) pedagogy, with a focus on Chinese university students. While prior research has explored MRSs, their specific impact on the oral proficiency of Chinese EFL learners remains under-examined. This mixed-methods research offers empirical insights, advocating for the integration of MRSs into EFL instruction to bolster students' oral proficiency. The study is bifurcated, with the first phase dedicated to cataloging MRSs' usage among Chinese university students and crafting the Speaking Strategies for Motivational Regulation Questionnaire (SSMRQ). This initial phase engaged 171 EFL students from a northern Chinese "211 project" university, employing convenience sampling. Factor analysis of participant responses culminated in a 15-item SSMRQ, spanning five dimensions: Environment Structuring (ES), Mastery Self-Talk (MST), Self-Consequating (SC), Self-Oriented Performance Self-Talk (SPST), and Externally-Oriented Performance Self-Talk (EPST). The second phase assessed the efficacy of MRSs-oriented instruction on student application of MRSs and oral English proficiency. This quasi-experimental study involved 22 consenting second-year English majors from the participating university. Data collection instruments encompassed the SSMRQ, oral English proficiency tasks, reflective journals, and semi-structured interviews. The instructional intervention spanned four weekly 30-min sessions, targeting the five MRSs' dimensions and offering feedback on oral performance. Assessments were conducted pre- and post-intervention using the SSMRQ, oral tasks, and reflective journals. Six participants, selected based on their oral English performance, were interviewed in-depth. Results suggest that the instructional intervention had a significant effect on the students' use of MRSs and their oral English proficiency. The study offers pedagogical insights into EFL speaking instruction in the higher education context, underscoring the importance of personalized teaching strategies tailored to individual learner needs. Collectively, this research introduces the SSMRQ and elucidates the pedagogical merits of MRSs-based instruction on oral English proficiency, establishing an empirical base for subsequent inquiry and pedagogical advancement in language education.
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dc.format.paginatione38355-
dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39398077
dc.identifier.citationYan R, Liu B, Zhang LJ. (2024). Effects of pedagogical intervention on Chinese EFL learners' use of motivational regulation strategies and oral English proficiency improvement.. Heliyon. 10. 19. (pp. e38355-).
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e38355
dc.identifier.eissn2405-8440
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn2405-8440
dc.identifier.numbere38355
dc.identifier.piiS2405-8440(24)14386-1
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/71968
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherElsevier B.V.
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024143861
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dc.rights(c) 2024 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectChinese university learners
dc.subjectEFL
dc.subjectMotivational regulation strategies
dc.subjectOral English proficiency
dc.subjectPedagogical intervention
dc.titleEffects of pedagogical intervention on Chinese EFL learners' use of motivational regulation strategies and oral English proficiency improvement.
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.elements-id491942
pubs.organisational-groupCollege of Health
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