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Exploring Thai EFL University Students’ Growth Language Mindsets: The Beliefs About the Role of Talent and Effort

Authors
Chayachon Chuanon1, *, Ariyabhorn Kuroda2, ariyaporn@kku.ac.th, Panadda Yuankrathok3, panyua@kku.ac.th
1Faculty of Education, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
2Faculty of Education, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
3Faculty of Education, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
*Corresponding author. Email: chayach@kku.ac.th
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Chayachon Chuanon
Available Online 22 November 2021.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.211110.142How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Growth mindset; Language mindset; English language teacher; Higher education; General education
Abstract

This research aims to explore language mindsets of Thai English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners and to examine whether there is a significant difference in terms of age and year of study. Language Mindset Inventory (LMI) developed by Lou and Noel (2017) which consists of 18 five-Likert scale items divided into three categories i.e., general language intelligence beliefs (GLB), second language aptitude beliefs (L2B), and age sensitivity beliefs (ASB), was used to collect the data. Participants are 160 Thai EFL students from various year of study and universities who were enrolling in general English courses. The results show that Thai EFL university students have mixed language mindset (M = 3.09, SD =.51) of all three categories, namely GLB (M = 3.20, SD =.54), L2B (M = 2.94, SD =.43), and ASB (M = 3.14, SD =.53). One-way ANOVA results show that there is no significant difference between language mindset and age, as well as year of study. That means, Thai EFL university students’ generally have various beliefs about the role of talent and effort in their language learning abilities. Giving the benefits of growth mindset in long-term language learning, it is important to develop a learning approach that promotes growth mindset in English language learning.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 6th Annual International Seminar on Transformative Education and Educational Leadership (AISTEEL 2021)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
22 November 2021
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10.2991/assehr.k.211110.142
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2352-5398
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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
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