Local participants learning a foreign language show the strongest attitude–proficiency association; immigrant participants learning a local language the weakest¶
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q3 i? Language-participant context significantly moderated the association (F(2, 126) = 5.60, p = .005): local–foreign r = .39, local–local r = .29, immigrant–local r = .23. → Maria Adelina Ianos 2026
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Maria Adelina Ianos 2026¶
Maria Adelina Ianos, Andrei Rusu, Ramona Paloş, Cristina Petreñas, Clara Sansó. (2026). Linking Language Attitudes to Proficiency Across Learning Contexts: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Correlational Evidence. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-026-10193-w
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Three-level moderator crossing participant background with language status across three contexts. RVE was only partially convergent: the local–foreign contrast was marginal (β = 0.11, p = .056) and the immigrant–local contrast non-significant (β = −0.05, p = .476).
"The local participants – foreign language context ( k = 49, r =.39, 95% CI [.34, .43]) consistently yielded the strongest association, followed by the local participants – local language context ( k = 68, r =.29, 95% CI [.19, .39]), with the immigrant participants – local language context producing the smallest effect ( k = 12, r =.23, 95% CI [.13, .33])."
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Related Claims¶
- The attitude–proficiency association is strongest for attitudes toward the language itself and weakest for attitudes toward speakers — related
- Attitude–proficiency correlations are stronger for foreign languages than for local languages — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- Language attitudes show a significant small-to-medium positive correlation with language proficiency (r = .34) — a broader claim this one bears on
- Participant background (local vs. immigrant) did not significantly moderate the attitude–proficiency association — related
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Local participants learning a foreign language show the strongest attitude–proficiency association; immigrant participants learning a local language the weakest |
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Local participants learning a foreign language show the strongest attitude–proficiency association; immigrant participants learning a local language the weakest |
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