Conceptualisation and measurement of foreign language learning burnout among Chinese EFL students

The study seeks to conceptualise foreign language learning burnout and provide its corresponding measurement. The 15-item Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey (MBI-SS) was rephrased to fit an English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) learning context. The modified MBI-SS was then assessed among 1718 C...

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Published in:Journal of multilingual and multicultural development Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 906 - 920
Main Authors: Li, Chengchen, Zhang, Lawrence Jun, Jiang, Guiying
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Abingdon Routledge 20.04.2024
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:
Burnout
Chinese languages
Confirmatory factor analysis
Construct Validity
Convergent validity
Cynicism
Efficacy
EFL learning
emotion
English (Second Language)
English as a second language learning
English language
English language learners
Factor analysis
Factor structure
Fatigue
foreign language learning burnout
Foreign languages
Item Analysis
Language
Language acquisition
Learning
Learning environment
Maslach Burnout Inventory-EFL Student Survey
Measurement
Measures
Polls & surveys
positive psychology
Predictive Validity
Reliability
Second language learning
Secondary school students
Student burnout
Student Surveys
Students
Test validity and reliability
Validity
ISSN:0143-4632, 1747-7557
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Summary:The study seeks to conceptualise foreign language learning burnout and provide its corresponding measurement. The 15-item Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey (MBI-SS) was rephrased to fit an English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) learning context. The modified MBI-SS was then assessed among 1718 Chinese secondary EFL students. A final 10-item Maslach Burnout Inventory-EFL Student Survey was obtained based on a series of reliability (e.g. item analysis, internal consistency) and validity (construct validity, convergent validity, and criterion validity) test results. According to the confirmatory factor analysis results, foreign language learning burnout is a three-dimensional construct encompassing Exhaustion, Cynicism, and Reduced Efficacy, confirming the invariance of the original tri-factorial structure of the MBI-SS. In addition, participants reported low levels of foreign language learning burnout, Exhaustion, Cynicism, and Reduced Efficacy. Possible reasons for foreign language learning burnout were discussed with reference to the FL educational context in China. We also proposed directions for future research.
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ISSN:0143-4632
1747-7557
DOI:10.1080/01434632.2021.1931246