Variations in Motivation, Anxiety and Boredom in Learning English in Second Life

Autor/in	Kruk, Mariusz
Titel	Variations in Motivation, Anxiety and Boredom in Learning English in Second Life
Quelle	In: The EUROCALL Review, 24 (2016) 1, S.25-39 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1695-2618
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Summer Programs; Teaching Methods; Questionnaires; Qualitative Research; Statistical Analysis; Student Motivation; Anxiety; Psychological Patterns; Simulated Environment; Technology Uses in Education; Females; Poland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Sommerkurs; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Fragebogen; Qualitative Forschung; Statistische Analyse; Schulische Motivation; Angst; Künstliche Umwelt; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Weibliches Geschlecht; Polen
Abstract	The article presents the results of a study whose main aim was to investigate the changes in motivation, language anxiety and boredom in learning English in "Second Life." The sample consisted of 16 second year students of English philology. The study was conducted over the period of a summer semester. During that time the participants of the study were asked to use "Second Life" and practice English there in their own time. The data were obtained by means of a background questionnaire and session logs and subjected to quantitative and qualitative analysis. The results show that the students declared quite high level of motivation to learn English in Second Life, low level of anxiety and relatively low level of boredom. In addition, the findings of the study revealed that both the reported motivation as well as the experience of boredom fluctuated over time. In contrast, the levels of foreign language anxiety declared by the subjects remained almost unchanged. Possible causes of such fluctuations are offered. [Note: The attached content shows an incorrect citation. This article was published in v24 n1 Mar 2016.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01