Title: Research on Foreign Language Learning Engagement: Multidimensional Structure and Influencing Factors
Authors: Xiaoquan Pan
Volume: 9
Issue: 10
Pages: 141-146
Publication Date: 2025/10/28
Abstract:
To deepen the understanding of foreign language learning engagement, this study systematically synthesizes relevant literature and focuses on its multidimensional structure and multi-level influencing factors. The research shows that, on the basis of the traditional three-dimensional framework of cognition, emotion, and behavior, foreign language learning engagement significantly embeds a social dimension (such as peer collaboration and online interaction), forming a dynamically coupled four-dimensional structure. The interactions between these dimensions are characterized by asymmetry and contextuality. Through analysis using the ecosystem theory, it is found that the influencing factors present a hierarchical feature. Micro-level factors (individual thinking, anxiety), meso-level factors (task design, teacher support, digital technology), and macro-level factors (socio-cultural norms) function jointly. They shape the state of engagement through cross-level transmission, which in turn promotes cognitive engagement. In particular, the study reveals the local contextual factors and the technology-enabled effect, which possess theoretical value and practical implications for constructing a refined teaching intervention model.