Investigating Dynamic Relationships Among Individual Difference Variables in Learning English as a Foreign Language in a Virtual World. 1st ed. 2021.

Autor/in	Kruk, Mariusz
Titel	Investigating Dynamic Relationships Among Individual Difference Variables in Learning English as a Foreign Language in a Virtual World. 1st ed. 2021.
Quelle	Cham: Springer International Publishing (2021), XIV, 148 S. PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	Second Language Learning and Teaching
Beigaben	Illustrationen 18; farbige Illustrationen 12
Zusatzinformation	Zusammenfassung
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	978-3-030-65268-5; 978-3-030-65269-2; 978-3-030-65270-8; 978-3-030-65271-5
DOI	10.1007/978-3-030-65269-2
Schlagwörter	Bildung; Pädagogische Psychologie; Angewandte Linguistik; Sprache
Abstract	This book focuses on the dynamic relationships among individual difference (ID) variables (i.e., willingness to communicate, motivation, language anxiety and boredom) in learning English as a foreign language in the virtual world Second Life. The theoretical part provides an overview of selected issues related to the four ID factors in question (e.g., definitions, models, sources, types, empirical investigations). The empirical part reports the findings of a research project which aimed to examine the changing nature of WTC, motivation, boredom and language anxiety experienced by six English majors during their visits to the said virtual world, the main contributors to the changes in the levels of the constructs under investigation, as well as their relationships. The book closes with the discussion of directions for further research as well as pedagogical implications. Contents: 1. The constructs of willingness to communicate, motivation, boredom and language anxiety: Overview of selected issues -- 2. Empirical investigations into WTC, motivation, boredom and language anxiety in traditional and digital contexts -- 3. Design of the study -- 4.Findings of the study -- 5. Conclusions, pedagogical implications and directions for future research.
Erfasst von	Universitätsbibliothek der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Update	2022/2