Unraveling EFL students’ technology self-efficacy, emotions and behavioral intentions in leveraging large language models: the serial mediation of perceptions and attitudes
Zhaoyang Shan, Manman Shan, Lanyun Ding, Yonggang Su · 2026
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Zhaoyang Shan and colleagues model how English learners' confidence and feelings shape their intent to use large language models in a 2026 study. AI tools promise much for foreign language learning, but the path from self-efficacy and emotion to actual use was underexplored.
Guided by the Technology Acceptance Model, the team surveyed 677 Chinese university students learning English and tested serial mediation with structural equation modeling. Technology self-efficacy raised enjoyment and lowered anxiety, feeding perceptions of ease and usefulness and then attitudes. Teachers gain a model for introducing AI tools in ways students will actually adopt.
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| CREATOR | Zhaoyang Shan, Manman Shan, Lanyun Ding, Yonggang Su |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 63 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |