The Relationship Between Students' L2 Engagement and Learning Success
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17507/jltr.1601.27Keywords:
EFL learners, L2 engagement scales, L2 learning engagement, learning successAbstract
Engagement is a crucial part of language learning as it shows how much a learner is involved in the learning process. Language learning with engagement is considered meaningful. This study measured Saudi male college EFL students' L2 engagement levels while learning English as a foreign language in their preparatory year. The relationship between students' scores in the English course and their L2 engagement was also discovered. An L2 engagement scale with three engagement domains (behavioral, emotional, and cognitive) created by Hiver et al. (2020) was utilized to measure students' L2 engagement levels. Pearson correlation was administered to explore the relationship between students' learning success (scores) and L2 engagement. The results indicated high behavioral, emotional, and cognitive engagement levels. In addition, the results showed a statistically significant positive relationship between students' scores and their L2 engagement. Implications for educational establishments and language teachers were presented, as well as the impact on future research and limitations.
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