Impact of the internet on English language learning among university students: mediating role of academic self-efficacy

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Result on the web

<a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1184185/full" target="_blank" >https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1184185/full</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1184185" target="_blank" >10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1184185</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Impact of the internet on English language learning among university students: mediating role of academic self-efficacy

Original language description

The internet is a valuable resource in a technologically evolved society. The extant literature suggests that their scientific and educational usages are still limited. The current study asserts that the internet can provide new learning environments and opportunities for Chinese university students, hence increasing their motivation to learn. Particularly, the current study considers this to be the case for learning a foreign language (English), which leads to more efficient and effective language learning experiences, as well as more positive attitudes toward the efficiency of the internet for educational purposes. Purposive and convenience sampling techniques were employed to gather data from 15 public and private Chinese universities (406 students), those who are currently enrolled in English language courses. The analysis was performed using partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) on smart PLS 4 software. Results revealed that student’s attitude toward the use of internet positively and significantly influence English language learning. Moreover, the mediating variable academic self-efficacy positively and significantly mediates the relationship between students’ attitude toward use of internet and English language learning. The current study recommends that students’ academic self-efficacy in learning a new language can be enhanced by giving them opportunities to learn internet skills. Further, students’ confidence in their academic abilities can be boosted using student-centered teaching strategies. Copyright © 2023 Wang, Yasmin and Akbar.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50101 - Psychology (including human - machine relations)

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Frontiers in psychology

ISSN

1664-1078

e-ISSN

1664-1078

Volume of the periodical

14

Issue of the periodical within the volume

October

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

"Article number: 1184185"

UT code for WoS article

001086192300001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85174566144