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Foreign Language Boredom of Non-English-major EFL Students in Chinese Private Colleges

Yingjun Hu, Tianhui Zhang

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This article reports on an investigation conducted among non-English-major EFL students of Chinese private colleges. Participants were selected from four private colleges in Jiangsu Province. The results of questionnaire revealed the level of FLB in each dimension, and the Pearson correlation analyses showed the significant correlations between academic achievement and FL class boredom and teacher-related boredom. The findings prove the importance of teaching materials and teacher-students relationships.

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Foreign Language Boredom; EFL; Emotions; Non-English-majors; Private colleges

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v8i5.13448

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