Exploring Positive Psychology Factors in the Quality of English as A Foreign Language Classroom Life: A Case Study

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the quality of life in EFL classrooms by investigating the relationship between foreign language enjoyment, growth mindset, and language performance in a public university in China. The study employed an explanatory sequential research design involving 388 EFL students. and data were collected via a survey questionnaire, an English language test, and interviews. The findings indicated a moderate quality of life in EFL classrooms as students possessed moderate language enjoyment and growth mindset. Additionally, the structural equation modelling analysis revealed that language enjoyment and growth mindset had significant direct effects on English Language Performance. Keywords: foreign language enjoyment; growth mindset; English language performance; quality of life eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i22.4153