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Title: Understanding Student Teachers' Foreign Language Teaching Anxiety and Boredom in Authentic School Settings: A Mixed-Methods Approach
Language: English
Authors: Yinxing Jin (ORCID 0000-0002-8662-891X), Yan Jiang (ORCID 0000-0003-1778-0085), Qing Wei (ORCID 0009-0008-1932-9072)
Source: European Journal of Education. 2026 61(2).
Availability: Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 12
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Anxiety, Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction, Emotional Experience, Practicums, Job Satisfaction, Foreign Countries, Work Attitudes
Geographic Terms: China
DOI: 10.1111/ejed.70572
ISSN: 0141-8211
1465-3435
Abstract: Student teachers' emotional experiences during practicum play a critical role in their teacher identity formation and future career development. This mixed-methods study investigated the relationships between foreign language teaching anxiety, teaching boredom and work engagement, as well as the antecedents of these emotions. A total of 279 student teachers from two Chinese normal universities, which train teachers for primary and secondary schools, participated in the study. Correlation analyses revealed that teaching anxiety and boredom were positively associated and both were negatively correlated with work engagement. Regression analyses indicated that teaching boredom, but not anxiety, significantly predicted work engagement. Qualitative analysis of open-ended responses identified work-related, teacher-related, student-related and social factors as the primary antecedents of teaching anxiety, while teaching boredom was found to be primarily underpinned by work-, teacher- and student-related factors. Specifically, work-related factors were the main contributors to teaching boredom, whereas teacher-related factors were more salient for teaching anxiety. These findings have important implications for language teacher education practices.
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