EFL learners' boredom coping strategies: the role of teacher-student rapport and support.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A significant issue in the language education context is examining the coping strategies that learners apply to combat boredom in the class environment. As a significant contextual element affecting different dimensions of learners' acquisition, teacher support in general education has been extensively studied but widely neglected in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) setting. Also, having a relationship with a teacher can help a learner cope better with school challenges as the teacher can act as a reference for the learner.

Methods

To this end, 268 EFL learners participated to fill out the three scales namely, Teacher Support, Teacher-Student Rapport (T-SR), and learners' Boredom Coping Strategies (BCS).

Results

Using multiple regressions, the result

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10656883 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature