The influence of learning strategies and the environment on Chinese L3 English learners’ motivation to learn phonetic symbols: The mediating role of self-efficacy

Jie Zeng, Yi Qin, Yu Zong and Tengfei Zhao

PLOS ONE, 2023, vol. 18, issue 10, 1-21

Abstract: Previous studies have established a relationship between Chinese L3 English learners’ learning strategies, environment, self-efficacy, and motivation. However, limited research has examined these interconnections concerning Chinese L3 learners’ phonetic symbol learning (PSL), and it is hard to determine the extent or manner in which the aforementioned factors have an impact on the motivation toward PSL and their interactions among Chinese L3 English learners according to existing related studies. Structural equation modeling (SEM) can be utilized to tackle this question given its advantages in analyzing various factors in language learning motivation based on specific theories. This study, therefore, aims to investigate the direct and indirect effects of learning strategies and learning environment on the motivation towards PSL among Chinese L3 English learners and offer some pedagogical advice to teachers in Chinese L3 English instruction. To achieve this, a PSL Motivation Scale was developed, using data collected from 45 minority college students and analyzed via SEM. The results revealed that learning strategies and learning environment have direct impacts on the motivation towards PSL among Chinese L3 English learners, as well as indirect impacts on motivation through the mediation of self-efficacy. This study may provide a methodological and pedagogical reference for English pronunciation teaching in China and other contexts that we can stimulate students’ motivation toward PSL either directly or through the mediating effect of self-efficacy.

Date: 2023
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