A mindset for EFL: learners’ beliefs about the role of natural talent

265 citations recorded by the source corpus.

How researchers see this paper

The researchers whose trusted networks rank it highest, strongest advocate first. Every researcher gets a different order.

Mindsets as sources of L2 speaking anxiety and self-confidence: the case of international teaching assistants in the U.S. (2021, background): “These learners typically set adaptive learning goals and are concerned with the development of their abilities (e.g., Lou and Noels 2016; Mercer and Ryan 2010; Papi, Rios et al. 2019).”
Feedback‐Seeking Behavior in Language Learning: Basic Components and Motivational Antecedents (2019, methodology): “WhereasDweck’s theory has recently been employed in a few studies in the field of language learning (e.g., Lou & Noels, 2016, 2017; Mercer & Ryan, 2009), the relationship between L2 learners’ mindsets, beliefs, or attitudes toward CF, and by extension, their FSB has remained unexplored.”
Understanding learner agency as a complex dynamic system (2011, background): “(fixed mindset) or is attributable to effort and conscious hard work (a growth mindset) (cf. Mercer and Ryan, 2010).”
A CLOSER LOOK AT GRIT AND LANGUAGE MINDSET AS PREDICTORS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE ACHIEVEMENT (2020, methodology): “However, language learners with a growth language mindset believe that language learning intelligence is malleable and can be improved by effort and hard work (Mercer & Ryan, 2009; Ryan & Mercer, 2012a).”