Abstract
Due to the fact that English as a foreign language (EFL) students’ academic self-concept is of high importance for their academic motivation, academic achievement, and L2 success, many investigations have been done to uncover the personal and interpersonal factors that may contribute to students’ academic self-concept. Yet, the emotional and psychological factors have rarely been studied. In addition, no empirical and review study has been carried out to probe into the impact of positive mood and future outlook on EFL students’ academic self-concept. Accordingly, the current review study seeks to illustrate the effects of positive mood and future outlook on EFL students’ academic self-concept. Building upon the principles of positive psychology (PP), the favorable effects of positive mood and future outlook on EFL students’ academic self-concept were thoroughly explained. The educational implications and suggestions for future research are also highlighted.
Highlights
Students’ thoughts and perceptions of themselves and their academic capabilities have gained momentum in the educational domain due to the undeniable function they serve in understanding what drives them to act or abstain from acting in classroom contexts (Erten and Burden, 2014)
To the best of the author’s knowledge, no empirical and review study has been conducted to delve into the impact of positive mood and future outlook on English as a foreign language (EFL) students’ academic self-concept
The current review study seeks to examine the effects of positive mood and future outlook on EFL students’ academic self-concept
Summary
Specialty section: This article was submitted to Educational Psychology, a section of the journal Frontiers in Psychology. The emotional and psychological factors have rarely been studied. No empirical and review study has been carried out to probe into the impact of positive mood and future outlook on EFL students’ academic self-concept. The current review study seeks to illustrate the effects of positive mood and future outlook on EFL students’ academic self-concept. Building upon the principles of positive psychology (PP), the favorable effects of positive mood and future outlook on EFL students’ academic self-concept were thoroughly explained. The educational implications and suggestions for future research are highlighted
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