Linking growth mindset to engagement via ideal L2 self and enjoyment in AI-mediated EFL writing: a mixed-methods study
Hongbin Li, Shengxuan Geng · 2026
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Hongbin Li and Shengxuan Geng study what drives student engagement in AI-aided English writing in their 2026 paper. They focus on learners in ethnic minority regions of China and on three inner drivers: growth mindset, the ideal future self in the language, and enjoyment.
Survey data came from 519 university learners of English as a foreign language, modeled with structural equations, as counted in the report. Interviews with 20 of them then fleshed out the numbers. All three drivers tied positively to engagement, by the results reported. Growth mindset also fed engagement through the ideal self and through enjoyment, singly and in a chain. The study tells teachers that belief in growth, a clear future image, and fun in class jointly power effort with AI tools.
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| CREATOR | Hongbin Li, Shengxuan Geng |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 49227 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |