One personality approach that can be used to identify aspects of personality is the big five personality approach ( De Raad and Mlačić, 2015) and this approach is known as the structure of the personality model ( De Raad and Mlačić, 2017). Therefore, this personality factor is a concern of education practitioners and researchers. Similarly, according to Mihaela (2015), one of the personal traits as that determines academic success is the personality factor. Actually, this is what most people fail to do in case of experiencing failure at any point in their lives, and makes the all difference between successful people and other giving up easily. The notion of grit refers to working tenaciously and passionately for a goal by preserving the struggle and interest for a long period of time even if you confront failure, obstacles, and challenges during the whole process. Grit is as “a passion and perseverance to accomplish long-term goals whatever the obstacles and no matter how long it may take” ( Duckworth et al., 2007, p. Considering the fact that learning a language is like a marathon, not a sprint ( Mercer, 2018), one of the personal traits that of vital importance is grit. However, regardless of the possession of specific factor having an impact on success, it is obvious that such characteristics or personal traits affect academic outcomes positively. In every aspect of life, to achieve success requires a set of skills, characteristics and personal traits that an individual must possess. In today’s world, whether it is in a formal or informal medium, people may start their education lives at the very early ages, and from that day forward, they try to achieve in the best way possible. Education life may be regarded as one of these journeys. Regarding the practice, our findings affirm the significance of developing and implementing the big five personality traits interventions in grit prediction.īoth literally and figuratively, people take journeys throughout their lifetimes. Regarding the theory, this study is related to the existing grit literature by elaborating the relationship between grit profiles, big five personality traits, and L2A. Our study has some theoretical and practical implications. The results also showed that when taking academic exams, high perseverance of effort and low consistency of interest were related to higher level of neuroticism and lower level of consciousness. The results of the multivariate analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed that students belonging to cluster 1 had the highest scores on big five personality traits and L2 achievement. The results of the cluster analyses showed that there were three natural grit profiles (Cluster 1 = High Perseverance and High Consistency Cluster 2 = High Perseverance and Low Consistency Cluster = Low Perseverance and High Consistency) in the current study. They had enrolled in General English (GE) courses. The participants of this study were 384 English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students from different academic majors studying at Yazd University. The present study aimed to build on the existing literature on grit by investigating the relationship between grit, big five personality and L2 achievement. Although there is new evidence showing the beneficial effects of grit, most research has taken a variable-focused approach and consequently has failed to indicate how individuals with different grit profiles might have different academic results. Grit-trait-level perseverance and prolonged passion for primary goals-is related to several indicators of educational success such as academic achievement, engagement, and motivation. Department of English Language and Literature, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran. Maryam Khodaverdian Dehkordi, Ali Akbar Jabbari * and Golnar Mazdayasna
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