The effect of positive psychology on language learning has attracted considerable interest. In this context, this study adopted a quantitative research method to examine college English learners’ grit in English learning and its relationship with learners’ English proficiency. Participants were 209 college students from a university in southwest China. The results showed that students had a moderate level of grit and English proficiency. Further analysis indicated significant and strong correlations between perseverance of efforts (POE), consistency of interest (COI), and English proficiency. This suggests that grittier students tended to achieve better learning results. The analysis also revealed that POE, rather than COI, served as a significant predictor of learners’ English proficiency. This research enlightens English pedagogy in the Chinese context.

Yue Feng. Investigating the Interplay between L2 Grit and English Proficiency among College Students. Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2024) Vol. 7, Issue 2: 200-204. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2024.070227.

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