New wine in new bottles: L2 Grit in comparison to domain-general Grit, Conscientiousness, and Cognitive Ability as a predictor of language learning

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Domain-general Grit has been criticised extensively in the literature as being indistinguishable from Conscientiousness and as a predictor of lesser import than Cognitive Ability. Given the recent rise of L2 Grit literature – a domain-specific form of Grit in foreign language learning – we examine whether these criticisms of general Grit are also applicable to L2 Grit. We compared the predictor variables of domain-general Grit, L2 Grit, Cognitive Ability, and Conscientiousness as predictors of language learning outcomes. Data were collected from 182 EFL students and analysed via multiple regression with dominance analyses. L2 Grit was found to be the dominant predictor of L2 academic achievement, L2 engagement, and L2 motivation. L2 Grit outperformed domain-general Grit as a predictor variable in all models tested. We found that methodological concerns regarding domain-general Grit and Conscientiousness do not apply to L2 Grit. Cognitive Ability was an important predictor of L2 learning, but was in the majority of cases outperformed by L2 Grit. This study advocates for the use of L2 Grit above that of domain-general Grit in L2 learning research.

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Botes, E., Noughabi, M. A., Amirian, S. M. R., & Greiff, S. (2023). New wine in new bottles: L2 Grit in comparison to domain-general Grit, Conscientiousness, and Cognitive Ability as a predictor of language learning. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/5w74f