articleStudies in Second Language Learning and TeachingJan 30, 2024DIAMOND OA

Modeling the interaction between teacher credibility, teacher confirmation, and English major students’ academic engagement: A sequential mixed-methods approach

YWYongliang WangMKMariusz Kruk

North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power · University of Zielona Góra

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Abstract

Adopting a sequential mixed-methods approach, the current inquiry examined English major students’ perceptions of the role of teacher confirmation and teacher credibility in enhancing their academic engagement in the Chinese context. In doing so, through WeChat messenger, three scales were provided to 1168 English major students chosen from different English as a foreign language (EFL) classes. For the sake of triangulation, 40 participants were invited to take part in interview sessions as well. The inspection of the correlations between the constructs indicated a strong association between student academic engagement and teacher confirmation as well as a close connection between student academic engagement…

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  • Credibility
  • Psychology
  • Student engagement
  • Interpersonal communication
  • Context (archaeology)
  • Multimethodology
  • English as a foreign language
  • Mathematics education
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Quality Education
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