A Study on the Current Situation of Foreign Language Achievement Goal Orientation among Chinese College Students——Taking College Students from Province A as an Example
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This study uses 702 undergraduate students in colleges and universities in Province A as the research subjects, and uses SPSS27.0 software to analyze relevant data to explore the current status of achievement goal orientation in foreign language learning among Chinese college students. The study found that there was no significant difference in achievement goal orientation and its three dimensions, namely, achievement approach goal orientation, achievement avoidance goal orientation, and mastery goal orientation, among college students of different genders; there was no significant difference in achievement goal orientation and its two dimensions, namely, achievement approach goal orientation and mastery goal orientation, among college students of different grades, but in terms of achievement avoidance goal orientation, freshmen, sophomores, and seniors were higher than juniors; there was no significant difference in achievement goal orientation and achievement approach goal orientation among college students of different majors in foreign language learning. In terms of achievement avoidance goal orientation, students majoring in education were higher than students majoring in literature and history and economics and management, and students majoring in science and engineering were also higher than students majoring in literature and history and economics and management. In terms of mastery goal orientation, students majoring in economics and management were higher than students majoring in education and science and engineering, and students majoring in arts were higher than students majoring in literature and history, education, and science and engineering.
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