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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2026

A study on the correlation between the perception of intelligent college English learning environments and the willingness to communicate in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Yan Li

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Yan LiSchool of Foreign Languages, Lanzhou City University, Lanzhou, China.

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Introduction: As generative AI tools become integrated into educational settings, foreign language teaching and learning are gradually adapting. This cross-sectional mixed-methods study examines the relationships between college students' perceptions of intelligent learning environments and their multimodal L2 willingness to communicate (WTC), while analyzing L2 self-efficacy as a potential mediator and foreign language anxiety (FLA) as a moderator. Methods: Survey and qualitative data were collected from 960 college students. Quantitative analyses were conducted to examine the associations between perceptions of intelligent environments, L2 self-efficacy, FLA, and WTC across both receptive (listening, reading) and productive (speaking, writing) modalities. Qualitative feedback was analyzed to contextualize these relationships. Results: The survey data indicated a significant positive association between the perception of intelligent environments and overall WTC. Although baseline WTC for productive skills was lower than for receptive tasks, favorable perceptions of AI showed comparable positive associations with communication willingness across both modalities. L2 self-efficacy served as an indirect link, accounting for 56.19% of the total association. Exploratory analyses indicated that high self-efficacy exhibited a potential buffering tendency against the negative correlation between FLA and WTC, though this interaction did not reach statistical significance ( Discussion: These cross-sectional insights suggest that favorable perceptions of intelligent environments are positively related to L2 communication willingness. Rather than treating these environments merely as technical aids, educators might leverage their low-pressure attributes as supportive digital scaffolding while monitoring cognitive dependence to encourage eventual autonomous communication.

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foreign language learning anxietygenerative AIintelligent learning environmentL2 self-efficacymultimodal willingness to communicate

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PMCPMC13388837

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