The effect of positive emotions in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) has attracted the attention of researchers influenced by the Positive Psychology. As one of the most prevalent positive emotions, enjoyment is the most studied in SLA research recently. Based on this, the current study conducted a survey of 282 non-English majors from a university in southern China through questionnaire and semi-structured interviews to investigate the degree of enjoyment in college English PAD Class (Presentation-Assimilation-Discussion). The data of the questionnaire were described and analyzed using SPSS statistical software and the interviews were analyzed using qualitative content analysis as a method. The results show that students of PAD Class have a relatively high degree of classroom enjoyment in terms of teacher support and peer support. The advanced teaching concept adopted in PAD Class has certain enlightening significance for teaching reform.

Xiaoping Mai, Lihong Liu. An Empirical Study of Enjoyment in College English PAD Class in China. Frontiers in Educational Research (2023) Vol. 6, Issue 15: 113-117. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2023.061516.

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