The Effect of Grit on Career Adaptability of Chinese College Students Based on the Self-Regulatory Processes

Intelligence is innate, but grit is something everyone can develop. Grit not only enables students to stick to their goals, but also to persevere even when they fail. Career adaptability is an important concept in vocational education of college students, which is a person engaged in some work, must have a certain physical and psychological quality. Base on the self-regulation theory, this study investigated the relationship between grit and career adaptability of Chinese college student based on the self-regulatory processes. We surveyed 839 Chinese college students and tested a self-regulation model. As expected, grit was related to greater career adaptability via greater career exploration and decision self-efficacy, positive affect, and goal commitment. These findings not only broaden the theoretical framework for the effect of grit on career adaptability, but also open up a new horizon for improving college students’ career adaptability in practice.

Democratizing the Online Materials-Based Classroom: What Can Student Writers’ Voices Offer?

This qualitative case study explores the interaction between Chinese college student writers’ voices and their teacher’s use of online materials during one semester-long writing course. It shows that, when acted upon selectively and critically, students’ voices can potentially improve their teacher’s use of online materials. This practice, in turn, can help students gain effective and necessary knowledge of writing. This study also shows that students’ interactions with their teacher seem to lead to bolder and enhanced narration of their voices on how to teach optimally through online materials.

Literature Review on Language Learning Strategy Research in China

This paper was intended to sketch the landscape of the LLS researches conducted by Chinese researchers between 2003 and 2018, most of which took Chinese college student as research subjects. These researches covered eight topics, including the investigation of overall/individual features of LLS, comparison of LLS use between different learner groups, LLS instruction and the like.