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Akram Alaedini; Azizeh Chalak; Ahmad Reza Lotfi. "Evaluating a Classroom-Based Grit Intervention for L2 Grit and English Proficiency among Iranian EFL Learners". , , , 1405, -. doi: 10.22099/tesl.2026.56109.3506
Alaedini, Akram, Chalak, Azizeh, Lotfi, Ahmad Reza. (1405). 'Evaluating a Classroom-Based Grit Intervention for L2 Grit and English Proficiency among Iranian EFL Learners', , (), pp. -. doi: 10.22099/tesl.2026.56109.3506
Alaedini, Akram, Chalak, Azizeh, Lotfi, Ahmad Reza. Evaluating a Classroom-Based Grit Intervention for L2 Grit and English Proficiency among Iranian EFL Learners. , 1405; (): -. doi: 10.22099/tesl.2026.56109.3506
Evaluating a Classroom-Based Grit Intervention for L2 Grit and English Proficiency among Iranian EFL Learners
1Ph.D. Student, Department of English, Isf.C., Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
2Professor of Applied Linguistics, Department of English, Isf. C., Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
3Assistant Professor of Linguistics, Department of English, Isf.C., Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
چکیده
Despite the growing attention to the role of grit in second language learning, there is limited empirical evidence on the effectiveness of interventions to increase grit. A recently identified personality trait known as ‘grit’ could forecast individual success across various professional and academic fields. This study investigated whether grit, as a non-cognitive trait, can be developed through a classroom-based intervention. Regarding a quasi-experimental study, 42 Iranian EFL learners were conveniently selected and randomly assigned to an experimental (classroom-based grit intervention designed to foster perseverance and sustained effort) or a control group (standard instruction). The data were collected using the L2-Grit Scale and scores on the final exams of the courses. The grit intervention was implemented over approximately two months across 16 sessions with a two-month follow-up period. The results of a two-way mixed ANOVA with repeated measures indicated that the grit intervention significantly improved learners’ grit and English proficiency (p<0.01), and improvements were maintained at the follow-up (p<0.01). The findings may benefit EFL teachers, learners, and curriculum developers, considering the importance of grit on achievement. In the future, classroom-based instruction incorporating grit-oriented activities might be planned to enhance learning by fostering learners’ positive attributes.