The use of mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) has been promoted for some time to improve the language learning results of pupils. However, research into the effects of MALL on students' motivation, language anxiety, and real accomplishment is scarce. This study investigates Grade 7 and Grade 9 students in a Shenzhen state-run junior high school about their language learning motivation, anxiety, and the relationship between their language learning outcomes in the MALL context. Results showed that young adolescents' motivation to study English was influenced favourably by their parents but adversely by the pressure of the senior high school entrance exam; students who are facing the high school entrance examination suffer more from anxiety and have lower motivation than those in the first year of junior high school. This research calls for practicable policies to reduce the exam burdens for junior high school students in Shenzhen and change current pedagogical teaching methods for English teachers to motivate their students in EFL classes.

Yuxiu Dai. The Relationship among Shenzhen Junior High School EFL Students’ Motivation, Language Anxiety and Language Learning Outcomes in the MALL Context. Frontiers in Educational Research (2024) Vol. 7, Issue 7: 70-77. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2024.070710.

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