On Domain-Specific Conceptualization and Measurement of Grit in L2 Learning

Autor/inn/en	Teimouri, Yasser; Sudina, Ekaterina; Plonsky, Luke
Titel	On Domain-Specific Conceptualization and Measurement of Grit in L2 Learning
Quelle	In: Journal for the Psychology of Language Learning, 3 (2021) 2, S.156-164 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Teimouri, Yasser) ORCID (Sudina, Ekaterina) ORCID (Plonsky, Luke)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2642-7001
Schlagwörter	Personality Traits; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Resilience (Psychology); Academic Persistence; Construct Validity; Learning Motivation; Prediction; Academic Achievement; Outcomes of Education; Measures (Individuals); Personality Theories; Contrastive Linguistics; Correlation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Vorhersage; Schulleistung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Messdaten; Personality theory; Persönlichkeitstheorie; Linguistics; Kontrastive Linguistik; Korrelation
Abstract	As a personality trait, second language (L2) grit--a combination of perseverance and passion for L2 learning--has recently been proposed as a meaningful predictor of learners' motivational behavior and L2 achievement. The results of a growing body of empirical studies carried out in various L2 contexts have substantiated the power of L2 grit in predicting L2 success. In this paper, we contend that grit and its potential effects on L2 outcomes should be conceptualized and measured in a domain-specific fashion. We argue that a domain-specific measure of grit enhances its predictive and construct validity and better captures its differential effects in various domains and across languages. We then briefly review the findings of existing grit research in L2 contexts with respect to their domain-general versus domain-specific conceptualization of grit. Finally, we conclude the paper by discussing several issues raised against domain-general grit and discuss their potential relevance to domain-specific grit research in the context of L2 learning. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01