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Transitioning from secondary school to an English-medium transnational university in China: a longitudinal study of student self-efficacy and motivational beliefs.
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International Journal of Bilingual Education & Bilingualism . Apr2024, Vol. 27 Issue 4, p487-500. 14p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- This longitudinal study explores changes in self-efficacy and motivational beliefs for learners beginning to study via English-medium instruction (EMI) at a transnational university in China. Following first-year local Chinese students over their first semester of learning via EMI, the study focuses on changes in learner self-efficacy beliefs towards lecture listening alongside task value, intrinsic goal orientation, and extrinsic goal orientation. It draws upon questionnaire (N = 412) and interview data (n = 34) to show significant gains in student self-efficacy due to (1) enactive mastery experiences and (2) the development of strategies for mediating the impact of negative affect. A midterm drop in the strength of intrinsic goal orientations contrasted with a greater focus on extrinsic factors, indicating that as students transitioned to the EMI environment, short-term extrinsic factors were of greater importance. However, findings indicate a rebound in the importance of intrinsic factors due to stronger self-efficacy and self-appraisals of success in EMI study, indicating a relationship between efficacy beliefs and intrinsic value orientations. The results contribute to the currently limited research on learner motivation development during transition into EMI transnational higher education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13670050
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Bilingual Education & Bilingualism
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 176146551
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13670050.2023.2213376