Pride and Shame in English Learning: Mediating the Relationship Between Classroom Environment and English Learning Engagement
Gongwei Guo; Zhihui Tang; Honggang Liu · 2026 · European Journal of Education
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Abstract
ABSTRACT Although the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital tools has facilitated AI‐enhanced and informal digital learning of English, traditional classroom ecology remains a central context for adolescent English‐as‐a‐foreign‐language (EFL) learners' language learning and development. Additionally, while the importance of achievement emotions among tertiary‐level EFL learners has been well established, research on retrospective outcome emotions (e.g., pride and shame) among non‐tertiary EFL learners remains scarce. As such, the study investigated whether and how language
Abstract by Gongwei Guo; Zhihui Tang; Honggang Liu, European Journal of Education (2026) — licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Metadata source: OpenAlex · DOI 10.1111/ejed.70859