A Correlation Study Between English Learning Burnout And English Learning Engagement Of College Students

At present,English is a compulsory course for college students.However,in the process of learning English,a considerable number of college students have psychological and physiological symptoms of burnout in English learning.Most researchers have studied learning burnout from the perspective of negative psychology.For example,some researchers have explored the influence of negative psychological factors such as decadence and anxiety on learning burnout.However,a few researchers have explored the relationship between positive psychological factors such as engagement and learning burnout from the perspective of positive psychology.The concept of engagement is a new development in the study of burnout and may represent the future development direction of related research.Based on it,this study explores burnout and engagement in English learning,aiming to answer the following three questions:1)What is the overall situation of college students in terms of English learning burnout and English learning engagement?2)What are the differences in English learning burnout,English learning engagement and their dimensions among college students of different gender,grade and discipline?3)Is there a certain degree of correlation between college students’ English learning burnout and their English learning engagement? If so,what is the relevance?In order to answer the above questions,the author conducted a survey on 465 undergraduate students who majored in non-English in a comprehensive university in Midwest of China.Questionnaire and interview methods were used to collect data in this study,and the collected data were analyzed by Excel and SPSS23.0.The study results showed that college students’ English learning burnout and their English learning engagement were in the middle level.There were significant differences in English learning burnout and English learning engagement among college students of different grade.English learning burnout was negatively correlated with English learning engagement.English learning burnout and its three dimensions all had a negative predictive effect on English learning engagement but could only partly predicted English learning engagement.The results of this study provide useful enlightenment for the practice of English teaching: teachers should pay more attention to differences of students,which stimulate students’ English learning interests and increase students’ engagement in English learning;teachers should pay attention to students’ personality characteristics,guide students to eliminate the negative emotions;teachers should design and organize tasks in line with students’ development level,so as to improve students’ self-efficacy in English learning,and prevent or reduce English learning burnout.