articleInternational Journal of MultilingualismJan 7, 2026Closed access

Leveraging translanguaging in GenAI-enhanced language classes: capturing its impact on multilingual English learners’ achievement emotions and academic engagement through latent growth curve modelling (LGCM)

ADAli DerakhshanLWLi Wei

Golestan University · University College London

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Abstract

The present research traced the growth trajectories of multilingual English learners’ achievement emotions and academic engagement in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)-enhanced classes and examined the effects of translanguaging pedagogy as an emotional scaffolding strategy in this context. Using purposive sampling, 342 multilingual English learners were selected and randomly assigned to either a control group or a treatment group. Data were collected at three time points using two validated questionnaires and analyzed via latent growth curve modelling (LGCM) and repeated measures multivariate analysis of variance (RM MANOVA). The analysis exhibited an upward trajectory in the development of learners’…

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    Ali DerakhshanCorresponding

    Golestan University, University College London

  • LW
    Li Wei

    University College London

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Keywords
  • Translanguaging
  • Multilingualism
  • Language acquisition
  • Language proficiency
  • Student engagement
  • Latent growth modeling
  • Neuroscience of multilingualism
  • Discourse analysis
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Quality Education
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