The Ugly, the Promising, and the Good: A Mixed-Methods Study of Shame, Guilt, and Grit among Iranian EFL Learners | ||
| جستارهای زبانی | ||
| Article 5, Volume 16, Issue 3 - Serial Number 87, 1404, Pages 83-118 PDF (719.7 K) | ||
| Document Type: مقالات علمی پژوهشی | ||
| DOI: 10.48311/LRR/lrr.2025.1634 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohammad Ghafouri* 1; Jaleh Hassaskhah2 | ||
| 1PhD Candidate in Applied Linguistics, Department of Foreign Language and Literature, University of Guilan, Rasht, Guilan, Iran | ||
| 2PhD, Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics, Department of Foreign Language and Literature, University of Guilan, Rasht, Guilan, Iran | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The present mixed methods study examined the relationship of three constructs within applied linguistics, namely, shame, guilt, and grit among Iranian EFL learners. By considering the principles of positive psychology, the authors tried to determine the existence of any significant association between the variables. In this vein, 263 Iranian students aged between 13 to 18 participated in the study and filled out the questionnaires. Analyses of the data revealed strong negative relatedness between shame and the other two variables, while the learners’ guilt and grit were found to be positively correlated. Expanding the quantitative results, the authors utilized a grounded theory approach and interviewed 30 students to further investigate the shame-inducing factors in L2 classroom and the analyses signaled that the ashamed learners suffer from internal and external shame-provokers. Attending to shame and other negative feelings would possibly reduce the learners’ shame and stress, help them progress in learning and enhance their well-being. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Grit; guilt; positive psychology; shame; Well-being | ||
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