Growth Mindset and Its Mediating Variables on Foreign Language Learning

Open Access

Issue		SHS Web Conf. Volume 235, 2026 2026 4^th International Conference on Education, Psychology and Cultural Communication (ICEPCC 2026)


Article Number		02003
Number of page(s)		6
Section		Language Teaching, Learning, and Technology
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/202623502003
Published online		30 June 2026

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