Current Status and Prospect of Research on Foreign Language Learning Enjoyment

Abstract

This study adopts the literature research method to analyze a total of 20 empirical studies on foreign language learning enjoyment from 2018 to 2023, and the results show that foreign language enjoyment positively predict foreign language learning effectiveness, and foreign language enjoyment plays a mediating role between second language grit and other factors such as communicative willingness. However, most of the previous studies focus on college students from urban areas, and the research methods are mainly quantitative, with few tracking studies and qualitative interviews. Thus, future research can pay more attention to lower grade students from rural areas, and increase observational or tracking studies to enhance the research reliability.