Agency in Online Foreign Language Learning amidst the COVID-19 Outbreak

Autor/inn/en	Albantani, Azkia Muharom; Madkur, Ahmad; Rahmadi, Imam Fitri
Titel	Agency in Online Foreign Language Learning amidst the COVID-19 Outbreak
Quelle	In: Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 24 (2022) 4, S.196-211, Artikel 12 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Albantani, Azkia Muharom) ORCID (Madkur, Ahmad) ORCID (Rahmadi, Imam Fitri)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	College Freshmen; Independent Study; Videoconferencing; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Metacognition; Islam; State Universities; Religious Colleges; Arabic; Online Courses; Educational Change; Teaching Methods; Personal Autonomy; Student Attitudes; Learning Motivation; Self Efficacy; Learning Strategies; Foreign Countries; Learning Management Systems; Indonesia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienanfänger; Selbststudium; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Staatliche Universität; Arabisch; Online course; Online-Kurs; Bildungsreform; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Individuelle Autonomie; Schülerverhalten; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Ausland; Indonesien
Abstract	The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has forced a sudden transition from face-to-face learning to online learning in higher education. This circumstance challenges university students to be more selfdirected in learning with relatively minimum assistance from their lecturers or peers. Therefore, it is becoming increasingly important to conduct a study on the issue of learner agency which remains little explored. The present study aimed at investigating the agency of first-year university students in online learning of Arabic as a foreign language. In particular, this study examines their intention, motivation, self-regulation and selfefficacy in online learning of Arabic delivered synchronously by using Google Meet and asynchronously by using Edmodo. An exploratory research method was employed in the study with the participation of 76 firstyear university students at an Islamic public university in Jakarta, Indonesia. Results of the study reveal that first-year university students have a relatively high intention, motivation, self-regulation and self-efficacy in Arabic online learning. Looking these findings into more detail, however, the students seem to have limited information and preparation to achieve their goals, are undermotivated to speak with native Arabic speakers, have shallow learning commitments, and are less likely to believe their performance. One of the practical implications that emerge from this study is to introduce first-year university students to a variety of strategies for learning Arabic in more self-directed ways, and this may be supported by lecturers as to not only delivering content but also promoting skills during their teaching practices. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01